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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- rest upon; depend on
Meaning
The noble glory of contest rests with renowned Nike at XXXIII.7. The subject continues from the preceding line; Nike is the power upon whom the outcome depends, not the object lying on the ground. The bodily sense of resting becomes a relation of dependence.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIII · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
κεῖται
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXIII.7