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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- longing; desire
Meaning
Ares is asked to turn toward desire for the Kyprian goddess and the revels of Lyaios instead of war (LXV.7). The genitive names the object of longing. In this petition desire is a redirected impulse, not simply a further form of the martial appetite described earlier.
Places to read
- Hymn LXV · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πόθον
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXV.7