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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- river
Meaning
Rivers are mastered by the Mother and flow from Oceanus (XXVII.8; LXXXIII.4). In both passages they occur beside the sea, remaining a distinct kind of water within a wider account of divine power. The noun alone does not identify particular named rivers.
Places to read
- Hymn XXVII · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ποταμοὶ
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XXVII.8; LXXXIII.4