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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- equal; in equal measure
Meaning
Apollo mixes winter and summer in equal relation to both at XXXIV.21. The neuter ἴσον can be taken adverbially or as an equal amount in the mixing construction. Either way, the emphasis is balanced seasonal relation, not identity of summer and winter.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIV · Line 21Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἴσον
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXIV.21