Explained vocabulary

Bright or cheerful — φαιδρός

φαιδρός

phaidros

Nike is asked to arrive with a bright eye at XXXIII.8.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
bright or cheerful

Meaning

Nike is asked to arrive with a bright eye at XXXIII.8. Brightness and cheerfulness overlap in this favourable look toward the worshippers. The adjective qualifies the eye, so a generic claim that the whole scene is illuminated would be less precise.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXIII · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

φαιδρῷ

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXIII.8

Lexical references

LSJ φαιδρός (n110089)