Explained vocabulary

Swift — ὠκύς

ὠκύς

ōkys

Notos has swift wings at LXXXII.2.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
swift

Meaning

Notos has swift wings at LXXXII.2. The adjective qualifies the wings in the wind's mobile image, rather than stating the speed of every effect it causes. The associated moist leap and favourable arrival have their own wording.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXXII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ὠκείαις

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXXII.2

Lexical references

LSJ ὠκύς (n116136)