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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- useless; unprofitable
Meaning
Without Health, everything is useless to human beings at LXVIII.8. The neuter plural ἀνωφελέα, here elided, evaluates the other goods of life in her absence. Its sweeping force supports Health’s special importance in this hymn rather than supplying a general rejection of wealth, work or knowledge.
Places to read
- Hymn LXVIII · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀνωφελέ’
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXVIII.8