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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- throw; hurl
Meaning
Zeus hurls rushing, fiery bolts at XIX.7 while covering them with clouds. The active participle gives the god the throwing action, and the preceding object continues into the line’s plural descriptions. Cloud-cover does not negate the violent direction of the missiles.
Places to read
- Hymn XIX · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
βάλλων
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XIX.7