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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- To rule; to hold sway
Meaning
Nature rules across aither, earth, and sea at X.14; Leukothea rules the sea at LXXIV.3; Sabazios rules Phrygia at XLVIII.5. The expanded epic participles μεδέουσα and μεδέων express governing authority over the named spheres. “Protecting” may suit a benevolent ruler’s effect but should not erase this governing force.
Places to read
- Hymn X · Line 14Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
μεδέουσα; μεδέων
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. X.14; XLVIII.5; LXXIV.3