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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- sweet, welcome, pleasant
Meaning
Sweetness describes cherished Adonis (LVI.8), festive wealth (LXVIII.9), sleep (LXXXVI.3), and a welcome end of life (XX.6; LXXIII.9). The comparative sweetens the outcome for the pious (LXXXVI.12), while the superlative praises victory’s glory (XXXIII.5). These uses concern desirability or relief rather than literal taste.
Places to read
- Hymn XX · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
γλυκερὴν; γλυκερὸν; γλυκερὸς; γλυκεροῦ; γλυκερώτατον; γλυκερώτερόν
Occurrence inventory
7 in total. XX.6; XXXIII.5; LVI.8; LXVIII.9; LXXIII.9; LXXXVI.3; LXXXVI.12