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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- show forth; appear
Meaning
Helios is asked to display a sweet life, while Dream shows what is coming and may reveal signs of evil. At LXVI.7 the cosmic limbs of Hephaistos themselves shine forth: the use is intransitive rather than showing an object. At LXXXVI.6 the adopted προφαίνων replaces reported προφωνῶν, shifting the image from prior speech to prior showing.
Places to read
- Hymn VIII · Line 20Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πρόφαινε; προφαίνει; προφαίνων
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. VIII.20; LXVI.7; LXXXVI.6; LXXXVI.18