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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- saviour of cities
Meaning
The appended Ares is addressed as πολισσόος among shield-bearing and bronze-armed descriptions (LXXXVIII.2). Protection of cities gives his martial strength a saving aspect. The supplied -σσόος formation belongs to this appended hymn and is retained rather than normalized to a different city-saving compound.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXXVIII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πολισσόε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXXVIII.2