From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- drive; send away
Meaning
The appended Ares petition uses σεύεσθαι with κακότητα as its object: the bitter failing is to be driven from the speaker’s head (LXXXVIII.12). The middle voice does not force an intransitive “rush” here. Retaining the object makes the requested expulsion intelligible.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXXVIII · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
σεύεσθαι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXXVIII.12