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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- air-like
Meaning
At XXXVIII.22 the Curetes are everlasting, soul-nourishing, air-like breaths. The adjective agrees with the feminine πνοιαί and characterizes their appearance or constitution through air. This precise phrase is stronger than merely locating them in the sky, yet it does not supply a systematic account of how their breath relates to their other bodies or weapons.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXVIII · Line 22Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἠεροειδεῖς
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXVIII.22