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Air-shining — ἠεροφεγγής

ἠεροφεγγής

ēerophengēs

The lightning power is air-shining at XX.2, beside aerial, flaming, and fire-thundering epithets.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
air-shining

Meaning

The lightning power is air-shining at XX.2, beside aerial, flaming, and fire-thundering epithets. The compound connects brilliance with the region through which it appears. It is more specific than merely “bright,” but does not require air itself to be the source or substance of the lightning.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XX · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἠεροφεγγῆ

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XX.2