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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- of many peoples
Meaning
Nemesis and Dike look upon the life of mortals described as πολύφυλοι (LXI.2; LXII.3). The adjective expands the range of humanity under their scrutiny across many groups or peoples. It qualifies the mortals, not the number of judges or kinds of justice.
Places to read
- Hymn LXI · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πολυφύλων
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. LXI.2; LXII.3