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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- deme, local district
Meaning
The deme of Eleusis is identified as the place where the gates of Hades are (XVIII.15). The noun gives a local, inhabited setting to the underworld threshold rather than naming humanity in general.
Places to read
- Hymn XVIII · Line 15Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
δήμου
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XVIII.15