From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- loving the course
Meaning
Rhea loves running or the course at XIV.11. The epithet presents delight in movement rather than merely the ability to move quickly. The hymn's chariot imagery gives a local setting for that energy without fixing the compound to one measurable route.
Places to read
- Hymn XIV · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
φιλόδρομος
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XIV.11