From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- come upon, arrive
Meaning
Sabazios is asked to arrive as a helper (XLVIII.6), while Oneiros comes silently in sweet sleep (LXXXVI.3). The fated day of life also comes to pass (LXII.11). Arrival can thus be a divine approach or the occurrence of an appointed time.
Places to read
- Hymn XLVIII · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἐπέλθῃ; ἐπέλθοις; ἐπελθών
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. XLVIII.6; LXII.11; LXXXVI.3