From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- arable earth; cultivated land
Meaning
Justice’s final petition describes mortals as eaters of the cultivated earth’s fruit (LXIII.14). ἄρουρα foregrounds the productive land on which human subsistence depends. The phrase grounds the ethical request in the ordinary life of people who need food.
Places to read
- Hymn LXIII · Line 14Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀρούρης
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXIII.14