From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Wheeling in a circle or spiral
Meaning
Helios is κυκλοέλικτος at VIII.11 beside descriptions of fiery coursing and cosmic rule. The compound compresses curved motion into an epithet of the moving sun, without determining whether the reader should picture a flat circle or a spiral.
Places to read
- Hymn VIII · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
κυκλοέλικτε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. VIII.11