From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- running round; circling
Meaning
Pan is called a runner-about as he is invited to come, while Helios is the circling eye of the world (XI.4; VIII.14). The shared compound concerns movement around an area or circuit. Its local noun distinguishes the mobile god from the solar eye-image.
Places to read
- Hymn VIII · Line 14Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
περίδρομε; περίδρομον
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. VIII.14; XI.4