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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Light-forsaken
Meaning
At XVIII.2 λιπαυγῆ qualifies Plouton’s Tartarean meadow alongside “deep-shadowed.” The compound intensifies the lack of light in a place; it does not describe a dimly shining gleam or the meadow’s fertility.
Places to read
- Hymn XVIII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
λιπαυγῆ
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XVIII.2