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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- strike; beat upon
Meaning
The feminine passive participle describes the sea struck by sweet-breathing breezes around the earth (XXII.3). The breezes supply the acting force, and Thalassa receives their strokes. The verb therefore evokes a wind-beaten surface, not a goddess striking someone else.
Places to read
- Hymn XXII · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πατασσομένην
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXII.3