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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- sweet-speaking
Meaning
Nike is sweet-speaking in Prayer.36. The adjective gives the invoked Victory an attractive verbal presence rather than merely saying that victory feels pleasant. Nothing in this brief invocation specifies a particular speech, oracle, or ritual cry that she utters.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 36Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἡδυέπειαν
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. Prayer.36