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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- strength; defensive or martial force
Meaning
Ares is asked to change the strength of weapons into Demeter’s works at LXV.8. The petition redirects force toward cultivation rather than simply asking for strength to disappear. The noun’s local martial association is supplied by ὅπλων, “of weapons.”
Places to read
- Hymn LXV · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀλκὴν
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXV.8