From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- tunic or covering
Meaning
Zeus tears a tunic in the thunderstorm imagery of XIX.16. The atmospheric setting makes a covering-image natural, but the actual garment noun should remain audible. The verse does not identify a ritual costume worn by the worshippers.
Places to read
- Hymn XIX · Line 16Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
χιτῶνα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XIX.16