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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- revealer, one who shows
Meaning
Helios is addressed as one who displays justice (VIII.16). The vocative δεῖκτα is a noun naming his role, not a second-person command to show something. His title joins visible illumination with the manifestation of right order.
Places to read
- Hymn VIII · Line 16Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
δεῖκτα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. VIII.16