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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- free from faction; undisturbed by strife
Meaning
Justice is free from faction at LXIII.8, while Law keeps Nature’s stability free of internal disruption at LXIV.4. The word carries the social and political resonance of faction into an image of cosmic steadiness. It need not mean motionless: freedom from disorder is the relevant quality.
Places to read
- Hymn LXIII · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀστασίαστε; ἀστασίαστον
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. LXIII.8; LXIV.4