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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Part; portion
Meaning
The cosmos has parts named in the Prayer and inhabited by Kronos, while Ouranos and Hephaistos are each themselves called a μέρος of it. The word can therefore divide a whole into regions or characterize a divine power as one constituent. The local complements determine which relation is meant; the noun alone does not supply a fixed list of elements.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 39Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
μέρη; μέρος
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. Prayer.39; IV.1; XIII.8; LXVI.4