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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- lead the way
Meaning
Chthonic Hermes has the honour of leading a way for mortal souls at LVII.11. The infinitive states the function attached to his allotted honour, and the dative identifies those guided. “Lead” here is a directed service to souls, not a claim that Hermes creates them or decides every detail of their fate.
Places to read
- Hymn LVII · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἡγεμονεύειν
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LVII.11