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Be by nature or come to be — φύω

φύω

phyō

The form ἔφυς marks an established character or power in addresses to Prothyraia, Plouton, Athena and Sleep (II.14; XVIII.16; XXXII.10; LXXXV.8).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
be by nature or come to be

Meaning

The form ἔφυς marks an established character or power in addresses to Prothyraia, Plouton, Athena and Sleep (II.14; XVIII.16; XXXII.10; LXXXV.8). It can be rendered you are by nature or you have come to be, according to the predicate. It is not automatically a narrated physical birth in every invocation.

Places to read

  1. Hymn II · Line 14Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἔφυς

Occurrence inventory

4 in total. II.14; XVIII.16; XXXII.10; LXXXV.8