From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- draw, pull along
Meaning
Helios, addressed through his golden lyre, draws the harmonious course of the cosmos (VIII.9). The verb makes him an active mover of that ordered course rather than merely a spectator of it.
Places to read
- Hymn VIII · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἕλκων
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. VIII.9