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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- To rage furiously
Meaning
The feminine participle λυσσῶσαν qualifies strife in the Ares hymn and the madness of fire in the Hephaistos hymn. Both are asked to stop. The same raging motion can therefore describe conflict or destructive flame without diagnosing a human illness.
Places to read
- Hymn LXV · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
λυσσῶσαν
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. LXV.6; LXVI.12