From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- To bear; to carry; to hold
Meaning
At LXII.6 evil purposes bear things upon mortals in an abstract transport-image. At LXXIII.6 the keys of grief and joy are held within the addressed daimon. The passive forms express carrying or containment without requiring an actual vehicle in either passage.
Places to read
- Hymn LXII · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ὀχεῖται; ὀχέονται
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. LXII.6; LXXIII.6