Explained vocabulary

Summit — ἀκρώρεια

ἀκρώρεια

akrōreia

Athena possesses towering summits at XXXII.4.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
summit; mountain height

Meaning

Athena possesses towering summits at XXXII.4. The noun designates the tops or heights of the landscape, with ὑψηχέας intensifying their elevation. It is a topographical possession of the goddess, not an abstract superiority attributed to her intellect.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXII · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἀκρωρείας

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXII.4

Lexical references

LSJ ἀκρώρεια (n3700)