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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- bronze-clashing
Meaning
Rhea sounds with clashing bronze at XIV.3, and the armed Kouretes do so at XXXVIII.1. The Kouretes' neighbouring equipment makes the martial setting especially explicit. For Rhea the compound names the sound and material, but not the exact bronze instrument making it.
Places to read
- Hymn XIV · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
χαλκόκροτε; Χαλκόκροτοι
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XIV.3; XXXVIII.1