From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- seat, settled base
Meaning
Nereus holds the sea’s roots, a dark-gleaming seat (XXIII.1). The noun presents the deep as a settled base within the hymn’s cosmic descriptions, rather than an item of furniture.
Places to read
- Hymn XXIII · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἕδρην
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXIII.1