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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- fetter; bond
Meaning
Sleep binds bodies in fetters explicitly described as never forged of bronze (LXXXV.4). The noun gives sleep’s immobilizing power the force of restraint, while the adjective keeps the image from becoming a description of literal metal shackles.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXXV · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πέδῃσι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXXV.4