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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Squall; violent storm
Meaning
The plural λαίλαπας belongs to the catalogue of Zeus’s weather forces at XIX.5, alongside rain, whirlwinds, and thunderbolts. It identifies violent storm outbreaks rather than serving as a name for every kind of bad weather in the list.
Places to read
- Hymn XIX · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
λαίλαπας
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XIX.5