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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Whip
Meaning
Helios drives his four-horse chariot with a shrill μάστιξ at VIII.19. The instrumental dative marks the means of urging the team, and λιγυρῇ makes its sound part of the vivid transport image.
Places to read
- Hymn VIII · Line 19Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
μάστιγι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. VIII.19