From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- shuddering or awe-producing
Meaning
The Nereids are φρικαλέαι at XXIV.2 in a watery setting. The adjective can evoke physical shivering and the awe that causes it. Keeping both resonances is more faithful than imposing a single medical symptom or a narrowly psychological diagnosis.
Places to read
- Hymn XXIV · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
φρικαλέαι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXIV.2