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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- much-paining; deeply painful
Meaning
The adjective agrees with the afflictions of human diseases that Asklepios soothes (LXVII.2). It measures the intensity or abundance of pain, not the number of different illnesses. Its placement makes relief from felt suffering central to the healing petition.
Places to read
- Hymn LXVII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πολυαλγέα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXVII.2