Explained vocabulary

To change — μετατίθημι

μετατίθημι

metatithēmi

The Erinyes are asked at LXIX.13 to change towards a gentle, soft-hearted view of life.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
To change; to alter one’s disposition

Meaning

The Erinyes are asked at LXIX.13 to change towards a gentle, soft-hearted view of life. The middle imperative addresses the goddesses themselves; the desired alteration is their outlook, not the replacement of one goddess by another.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXIX · Line 13Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

μετάθεσθε

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXIX.13

Lexical references

LSJ n66984 (n66984)