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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- sea-roaming
Meaning
Dolphins roam the sea in the Nereids’ hymn; ships do so in the prayer to Palaimon (XXIV.8; LXXV.6). The same compound accommodates living swimmers and human vessels. The latter passage adds storm-danger, which is not an intrinsic meaning of the adjective.
Places to read
- Hymn XXIV · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ποντοπλάνοι; ποντοπλάνοις
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XXIV.8; LXXV.6