Explained vocabulary

Resounding on high — ὑψίβρομος

ὑψίβρομος

hupsibromos

Zeus drives the high-resounding cosmos at XIX.1.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
resounding on high

Meaning

Zeus drives the high-resounding cosmos at XIX.1. The adopted compound emphasizes sound, fitting the thunderous setting. The reported ὑψίδρομον would emphasize the high course or movement instead; the two readings change the image, not merely its spelling.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XIX · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ὑψίβρομον

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XIX.1

Consequential readings

AV034_01

Lexical references

LSJ ὑψίβρομος (n109944)