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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- consume, spend away
Meaning
Kronos consumes everything and increases it again himself (XIII.3). The verb gains its force from the counterbalancing αὔξεις: depletion and renewed growth are attributed to the same power.
Places to read
- Hymn XIII · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
δαπανᾷς
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XIII.3