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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- of the sea
Meaning
The adjective characterizes Poseidon, a sea-swell and, explicitly, Zeus at LXIII.16. Its relation to the sea is secure, but translating the last occurrence directly as “Poseidon” would replace the printed name with an interpretation. The noun being qualified decides whether the passage describes a deity or the water’s surface.
Places to read
- Hymn XVII · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πόντιε; πόντιον; πόντιος
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. XVII.8; LV.20; LXIII.16; LXXV.8