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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- wing
Meaning
Protogonos glories in golden wings, then whirls through the world by their strokes (VI.2, 7). Notos moves on swift wings at LXXXII.2. The same noun serves visible adornment and the means of motion; the surrounding adjectives distinguish gold from speed.
Places to read
- Hymn VI · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πτερύγεσσι; πτερύγων
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. VI.2; VI.7; LXXXII.2