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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- all around
Meaning
In Pan’s cosmic description, πέριξ locates Oceanus’s waters around the earth (XI.15). The adverb establishes the surrounding relation; the accompanying verb gives the rolling movement. It is not another name for the water or its circular boundary.
Places to read
- Hymn XI · Line 15Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πέριξ
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XI.15