Explained vocabulary

From heaven — οὐρανόθεν

οὐρανόθεν

ouranothen

Dike looks down on mortal life οὐρανόθεν at LXII.3.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
From heaven

Meaning

Dike looks down on mortal life οὐρανόθεν at LXII.3. The adverb establishes her vantage point, while the observing verb gives the action. Its printed accent is preserved even though dictionary access may accent the formation differently.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXII · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

οὐρανόθεν

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXII.3

Lexical references

LSJ οὐράνοθεν (n75938)