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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- neck
Meaning
All mortals fear Nemesis with her yoke placed upon the neck at LXI.5. The body part makes subjection visible and weight-bearing. The dative names the yoke’s location, not a separate object that the goddess seizes or cuts.
Places to read
- Hymn LXI · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
αὐχένι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXI.5