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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- seat, foundation
Meaning
Earth is the cosmos’s foundation (XXVI.4), and its seats are to be kept safe by Poseidon (XVII.9). The gods’ seat can nevertheless shake under divine thunder (XIX.3). In XVIII.7 the seat of immortals is paired with a strong support for mortals, emphasizing stability across both orders.
Places to read
- Hymn XVII · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἕδρανα; ἕδρανον
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. XVII.9; XVIII.7; XIX.3; XXVI.4