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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Fate-appointed
Meaning
The plain on which opinion drives its chariot is μόρσιμος at LIX.8. The adjective makes the setting subject to appointed destiny, while the surrounding difficult image describes human movement through the bounds of life. It is not itself another personal name for a Fate.
Places to read
- Hymn LIX · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
μορσίμῳ
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LIX.8