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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Ear
Meaning
At XIX.14 the thunderous crash enters the beasts’ ears and makes them cower. The epic οὖας is the bodily receiver of sound, complementing the hymn’s repeated visual flashes with an auditory effect.
Places to read
- Hymn XIX · Line 14Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
οὖας
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XIX.14