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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- gentle; tame
Meaning
Hephaestus is asked to come ἥμερος to people rejoicing in their work at LXVI.11. The adjective seeks a gentle, manageable manifestation of fire rather than its destructive force. It qualifies his manner of arrival, not a claim that his power has ceased to be formidable.
Places to read
- Hymn LXVI · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἥμερος
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXVI.11