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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- dispel; efface; darken away
Meaning
Protogonos dispels the dark mist of the eyes at VI.6. The mist is the object affected, so the result is illumination rather than blindness. A translation that merely says he “darkens” without preserving the object would reverse the effect of the passage.
Places to read
- Hymn VI · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀπημαύρωσας
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. VI.6