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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- avert; turn away
Meaning
Nereus is asked to avert earthquakes at XXIII.7 and, in contrast, to send benefits to initiates. The paired directions make the protective logic clear: harmful events go away, good things come toward the worshippers. The verb concerns an event to be prevented, not Nereus withdrawing his own presence.
Places to read
- Hymn XXIII · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀπότρεπε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXIII.7