Explained vocabulary

Reach — ἵκω

ἵκω

hikō

The din and shout of the Curetes reach heaven at XXXVIII.11.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
reach

Meaning

The din and shout of the Curetes reach heaven at XXXVIII.11. The verb gives the disturbance a destination, extending its effect upward from their armed movement. Its singular form accompanies the paired noise terms; it does not make one particular Curete the subject.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXVIII · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἵκει

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXVIII.11

Consequential readings

AV061_01