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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- highest of all; supremely exalted
Meaning
The epithet raises Ouranos, Helios, Physis, Herakles, Nemesis and Hephaistos to a position of supreme eminence within their respective praises. At XIX.2, however, it qualifies the radiance of lightning rather than the god directly. The surrounding noun and construction determine what is being exalted.
Places to read
- Hymn IV · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πανυπέρτατε; πανυπέρτατον
Occurrence inventory
7 in total. IV.8; VIII.17; X.4; XII.6; XIX.2; LXI.9; LXVI.5