From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- break forth; burst out
Meaning
Water breaks forth in the shadowed recess of the Moirai’s cave (LIX.4). The middle/passive form describes emergence in the scene rather than naming someone who breaks a separate object. The surrounding cave and water language supplies what is bursting out.
Places to read
- Hymn LIX · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ῥήγνυται
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LIX.4