Explained vocabulary

Renowned — κλεινός

κλεινός

kleinos

The Mother holds the sceptre of the renowned celestial pole at XXVII.4.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
renowned

Meaning

The Mother holds the sceptre of the renowned celestial pole at XXVII.4. The adjective praises the domain of her authority, rather than directly naming her fame. It should be distinguished from the similar-looking key-word κλείς, which belongs to another lexical family.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXVII · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

κλεινοῖο

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXVII.4