From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- be or remain in a condition
Meaning
The predicates carry the main distinctions: Semele is asked to remain kindly disposed toward initiates; chthonic Hermes is an escort of souls; Death is common to all yet unjust to some. At LXXXVII.2 Death is far from those granted a span of life. None of these uses requires an abstract theory of being to explain this ordinary verb.
Places to read
- Hymn XLIV · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ὑπάρχειν; ὑπάρχεις; ὑπάρχων
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. XLIV.11; LVII.6; LXXXVII.2; LXXXVII.6