From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- star-eyed
Meaning
The darkness of night is star-eyed at XXXIV.13, within Apollo’s field of sight. The compound combines obscurity with the visible points of stars rather than making darkness absolute. It is the night-darkness that bears the image, not Apollo’s own eyes.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIV · Line 13Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀστεροομμάτου
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXIV.13