Explained vocabulary

Pursuit, chase — δίωγμα

δίωγμα

diōgma

Night plays in pursuits roaming the air while moving in a circle (III.9).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
pursuit, chase

Meaning

Night plays in pursuits roaming the air while moving in a circle (III.9). The plural gives her motion an active, playful quality; no pursued victim is identified in this phrase.

Places to read

  1. Hymn III · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

διώγμασιν

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. III.9

Lexical references

LSJ δίωγμα (n27746)