From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- crash; resound
Meaning
The thunderbolt crashes while faces glitter in lightning’s flashes at XIX.15. The singular σμαραγεῖ belongs to κεραυνός. Keeping the two clauses distinct preserves the contrast between what is seen and what is heard; the verb itself is the audible crash.
Places to read
- Hymn XIX · Line 15Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
σμαραγεῖ
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XIX.15