Explained vocabulary

Escape — προφεύγω

προφεύγω

propheugō

In appended Ares the participle προφυγόντα describes the speaker escaping hostile battle-pressure and violent dooms (LXXXVIII.17).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
escape; get clear of

Meaning

In appended Ares the participle προφυγόντα describes the speaker escaping hostile battle-pressure and violent dooms (LXXXVIII.17). It supplies the hoped-for result within the petition. It is not a separate imperative addressed to the god to flee.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXXVIII · Line 17Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

προφυγόντα

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXXVIII.17

Lexical references

LSJ προφεύγω (n90672)