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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- cower; shrink in fear
Meaning
Wild beasts cower when thunder reaches their ears and when the armed Kouretes approach (XIX.14; XXXVIII.10). The verb describes a fearful lowering or shrinking response. Despite its opening letters, it is not a verb of flying.
Places to read
- Hymn XIX · Line 14Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πτήσσουσι; πτήσσουσιν
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XIX.14; XXXVIII.10