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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- irreversible; allowing no return
Meaning
Chthonic Hermes dwells on necessity’s road that allows no turning back (LVII.1). The adjective qualifies the route, giving its direction an irreversible character. That should remain distinct from merely saying that Hermes himself never turns around.
Places to read
- Hymn LVII · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀνυπόστροφον
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LVII.1