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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- helper; aid-giver
Meaning
Helios and Herakles are each a helper to all, in phrases that explicitly give πᾶσιν as the beneficiaries. The epithet names a relational capacity: their power is available for assistance, not only impressive in itself. It balances the strong and commanding descriptions surrounding it.
Places to read
- Hymn VIII · Line 17Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀρωγέ
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. VIII.17; XII.6