From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- kindle; set alight
Meaning
Zeus kindles a blazing flash amid cloud-laden waters at XIX.4. The active participle makes the god the igniting agent, while the flash is what he kindles. The juxtaposition of water and fire is part of the storm scene, not a reason to replace the verb with a general “appear.”
Places to read
- Hymn XIX · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀναίθων
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XIX.4