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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- dust
Meaning
Dust from the Curetes’ circling feet reaches the clouds at XXXVIII.12. The noun gives a visible consequence to the movement whose din has already reached heaven. It is not an offering ingredient or a substance used to purify the worshippers in this scene.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXVIII · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
κονίη
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXVIII.12