From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Nether; lower regions
Meaning
The neuter plural νέρτερα names lower places: Hermes leads mortal souls beneath the earth, while Night and Eos send light or night’s course downwards in their respective settings. The same spatial word can participate in underworld travel and the daily alternation of darkness and light.
Places to read
- Hymn III · Line 10Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
νέρτερα
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. III.10; LVII.2; LXXVIII.5