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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- quiet; stillness
Meaning
Night and the Moon rejoice in quiet; Apollo sees the earth’s roots in the stillnesses of night; Dream approaches silently during the quiet of sleep. The noun can describe a time or condition in which perception takes place, not only the absence of activity. Its plural in XXXIV.13 does not name a distinct ritual called the Quietnesses.
Places to read
- Hymn III · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἡσυχίῃ; ἡσυχίῃσιν
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. III.4; IX.8; XXXIV.13; LXXXVI.3