Explained vocabulary

Passage — πόρος

πόρος

poros

The Zephyr breezes draw a gentle passage for ships at LXXXI.4, with light air completing the sailing image.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
passage; route

Meaning

The Zephyr breezes draw a gentle passage for ships at LXXXI.4, with light air completing the sailing image. The apparatus reports ὅρμον, an anchorage or harbour, against printed πόρον. The adopted noun emphasizes a way through, while the alternative would name a place of rest or arrival.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXXI · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

πόρον

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXXI.4

Consequential readings

AV122_06

Lexical references

LSJ πόρος (n85807)