Explained vocabulary

Of the whole earth — πάγγεος

πάγγεος

pangeos

At LIX.8 πάγγεον qualifies the chariot driven by opinion on the fate-appointed plain.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Of the whole earth; earth-encompassing

Meaning

At LIX.8 πάγγεον qualifies the chariot driven by opinion on the fate-appointed plain. The compound extends the image’s scope across earth; it is not a geographical proper name or evidence for a physical chariot of measurable global size.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LIX · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

πάγγεον

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LIX.8

Lexical references

LSJ πάγγεος (n76418)