From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Flourishing in waves
Meaning
Poseidon is κυμοθαλές at XVII.5 as he drives his four-horse chariot. The compound presents waves as his flourishing environment rather than as an obstacle. The edition prints the vocative ending -ές against the reported -ής.
Places to read
- Hymn XVII · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
κυμοθαλές
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XVII.5