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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- war
Meaning
Nike judges in wars at deeds that win trophies (XXXIII.4). The plural supplies the setting in which her decisive power operates. It should be read with the neighbouring battle and strife vocabulary, while retaining its broader reference to wars rather than one blow or weapon.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIII · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πολέμοις
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXIII.4