From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- broad; far-extending
Meaning
The adjective marks the extent of earth, heaven, and Tartarus. In LVIII.7, wide Tartarus contains beings over whom Eros holds sway; in LXXXV.2, wide earth nourishes the creatures reached by Sleep. Breadth helps express an inclusive domain, but it is not a numerical measurement or a single map of the cosmos.
Places to read
- Hymn XIV · Line 10Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
εὐρεῖα; εὐρὺν; εὐρὺς
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. XIV.10; LVII.10; LVIII.7; LXXXV.2