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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Diminution; decrease
Meaning
Kronos is addressed as φυῆς μείωσι at XIII.7, diminution of growth, beside γέννα, birth. The abstract noun gives a process a place in the divine address. The English “diminisher” makes it sound like an agent noun, but the printed Greek names decrease itself.
Places to read
- Hymn XIII · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
μείωσι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XIII.7