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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- hand
Meaning
Poseidon holds his trident in his hands; Hermes holds the weapon of peace; Herakles waves a branch or club in his hand while driving away harmful delusions. The noun is concrete in all three settings. Its object must nevertheless be read locally: a translator should not insert an unprinted implement name into Hermes's functional description.
Places to read
- Hymn XII · Line 15Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
χείρεσσι; χείρεσσιν; χερὶ
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. XII.15; XVII.2; XXVIII.7