Explained vocabulary

To revel among — μεταβακχεύω

μεταβακχεύω

metabakkheuō

Hekate revels among the souls of the dead at I.3.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
To revel among

Meaning

Hekate revels among the souls of the dead at I.3. The participle combines revel-language with the tomb setting and the company specified by ψυχαῖς νεκύων; the subjects of the revelling are not living initiates performing a stated action.

Places to read

  1. Hymn I · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

μεταβακχεύουσαν

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. I.3