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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- starry; star-filled
Meaning
Starry heaven appears in Kronos’s parentage at XIII.6, paired with Earth. The epithet belongs to οὐρανοῦ, specifying the sky from which he is said to spring. It does not transfer the stars to Earth or constitute another independently invoked celestial power.
Places to read
- Hymn XIII · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀστερόεντος
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XIII.6