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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- shut away; enclose
Meaning
Nereus shuts the driven winds within hidden recesses at XXIII.6. The act contains the forces that disturb the sea, preparing the request that he avert earthquakes and send good things. The verb expresses restraint through enclosure, not the destruction of the winds.
Places to read
- Hymn XXIII · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀποκλείεις
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXIII.6