From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- remedy; relief
Meaning
Bacchos appears to mortals as a pain-stopping remedy at L.6, where he is also a sacred flower. The god himself is the remedy; no specific medicinal preparation is named. The language brings divine appearance and the practical experience of relief into the same sentence.
Places to read
- Hymn L · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἄκος
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. L.6