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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- unconquerable; invincible
Meaning
The lightning bolt at XIX.9 and the god of lightning at XX.4 are unconquerable. The epithet extends resistance to defeat across divine weapon and divine bearer. It states overwhelming force, not a claim that the petitioners should themselves seek combat.
Places to read
- Hymn XIX · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀνίκητον
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XIX.9; XX.4