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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- of intricate counsel
Meaning
Kronos and Hermes are praised for varied or intricate counsel (XIII.2; XXVIII.3). The compound concerns the resourcefulness of planning. Although such flexibility can be useful in cunning, neither occurrence requires “deceitful” as its definition.
Places to read
- Hymn XIII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ποικιλόβουλ’; ποικιλόβουλε
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XIII.2; XXVIII.3