Explained vocabulary

Seven-pathed — ἑπτάπορος

ἑπτάπορος

heptaporos

Ares moves among seven-pathed celestial signs in the appended hymn (LXXXVIII.7).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
seven-pathed

Meaning

Ares moves among seven-pathed celestial signs in the appended hymn (LXXXVIII.7). The compound gives a numbered pattern to the celestial setting; it does not alone describe a complete planetary system or identify each path.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXXVIII · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἑπταπόροις

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXXVIII.7

Lexical references

LSJ ἑπτάπορος (n42002)