Explained vocabulary

Shudder — φρίσσω

φρίσσω

phrissō

Earth and sea shudder before the blazing thunderbolt at XIX.13.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
shudder

Meaning

Earth and sea shudder before the blazing thunderbolt at XIX.13. The perfect πέφρικε presents the widespread response to Zeus's force. The cosmic subjects make the physical image vivid without requiring an account of their human-like emotions.

Places to read

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

Attested forms

πέφρικε

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XIX.13

Lexical references

LSJ φρίσσω (n112347)