Explained vocabulary

Beneath — ὑπένερθεν

ὑπένερθεν

hupenerthen

The Titans dwell beneath Earth at XXXVII.2.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
beneath

Meaning

The Titans dwell beneath Earth at XXXVII.2. The adverb has an important spatial role even though it is short and not a divine epithet. Its under-earth location should remain distinct from a vague claim that the Titans are merely far away.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXVII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ὑπένερθεν

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXVII.2