Explained vocabulary

Flaming — φλογόεις

φλογόεις

phlogoeis

Lightning Zeus is φλογόεντα at XX.2.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
flaming

Meaning

Lightning Zeus is φλογόεντα at XX.2. The adjective directly characterizes the invoked power through flame. It is a distinct formation from φλογερός, even though both may appropriately appear as flaming in English.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XX · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

φλογόεντα

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XX.2

Lexical references

LSJ φλογόεις (n111811)