Explained vocabulary

Of destiny — μοιρίδιος

μοιρίδιος

moiridios

The stars are μοιρίδιοι at VII.6 and immediately described as signifiers of every μοῖρα.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Of destiny; concerned with allotment

Meaning

The stars are μοιρίδιοι at VII.6 and immediately described as signifiers of every μοῖρα. The following clause gives the local force: their relation to fate is expressed through signs, not through an independently stated claim that they create every event.

Places to read

  1. Hymn VII · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

μοιρίδιοι

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. VII.6

Lexical references

LSJ n68272 (n68272)