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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Battle; combat
Meaning
At XXXIII.3 μάχῃσιν belongs to the painful opposing battles whose strife Nike brings to an end. It names the combats, distinct from στάσις, the conflict or strife involved in them. The passage praises victory partly through the cessation it can produce.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIII · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
μάχῃσιν
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXIII.3