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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Great in strength
Meaning
Herakles, Kronos, Dionysos, Ares, and Hephaistos are addressed as μεγασθενές. The repeated compound praises force, whether joined to Titan-language, the wine-vat, warfare, or tireless fire. Shared strength-vocabulary does not make all these activities equivalent.
Places to read
- Hymn XII · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
μεγασθενές
Occurrence inventory
5 in total. XII.1; XIII.2; L.5; LXV.1; LXVI.1