From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- afterward or later
Meaning
Proteus knows what will be afterward as well as what has happened earlier (XXV.5). The neuter adverbial form marks the future side of that temporal contrast. It does not designate a later generation of gods or an inferior rank.
Places to read
- Hymn XXV · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ὕστερον
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXV.5