From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- wind, roll, revolve
Meaning
The verb describes a range of turning movements: sea-creatures roll in waves (XXIV.7), Ouranos revolves spherewise around earth (IV.3), and Okeanos encircles earth in water (XI.15). Nature winds a silent foot-track (X.7), while the appended Ares turns a fiery circle (LXXXVIII.6). The object and spatial phrase distinguish these scenes; a single rotary mechanism should not be imposed on all of them.
Places to read
- Hymn IV · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
εἱλίσσουσα; ἑλισσόμενοι; ἑλισσόμενος; ἑλίσσων
Occurrence inventory
6 in total. IV.3; X.7; XI.15; XXIV.7; XLVII.2; LXXXVIII.6