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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- of contests, competitive
Meaning
Hermes is a god of contests (XXVIII.2), while Nike governs the competitive rush of mortals (XXXIII.2). The adjective can therefore qualify a deity’s sphere or a human impulse within it. The latter passage should not be mistaken for another direct title of Hermes.
Places to read
- Hymn XXVIII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἐναγώνιε; ἐναγώνιον
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XXVIII.2; XXXIII.2