Explained vocabulary

Much — πολύς

πολύς

polys

The adjective marks quantity: many forms of Demeter, much gladness from Dionysos, abundant prosperity from the Nereids and a great multitude of wild creatures.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
much; many

Meaning

The adjective marks quantity: many forms of Demeter, much gladness from Dionysos, abundant prosperity from the Nereids and a great multitude of wild creatures. Its agreement distinguishes plural “many” from singular “much.” Unlike πᾶς, it does not necessarily claim that every member or the entire amount is included.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXIV · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

πολλαὶ; πολὺ; πολὺν

Occurrence inventory

4 in total. XXIV.9; XL.17; XLV.7; LV.14

Lexical references

LSJ πολύς (n85306)