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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- prime; height of flourishing
Meaning
Death cuts off youthful peaks of life at LXXXVII.7. The plural ἀκμάς names the flourishing condition of the young, not pointed weapons or geographical summits. Its poignancy lies in interrupted promise, reinforcing the preceding complaint that Death is unjust to some.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXXVII · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀκμάς
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXXVII.7