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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- affliction; torment
Meaning
Asklepios charms away the painful afflictions of human diseases (LXVII.2). The plural πήματα names the sufferings produced by illness, not the diseases’ causes. It should be distinguished from the adjective πήμων, which describes a power as harmful.
Places to read
- Hymn LXVII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πήματα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXVII.2