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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- draw; pull; tear
Meaning
At LXXI.5 the secure verb is an active aorist of σπάω, but the connected clause about two-bodied skin remains difficult. The English chooses “drew off.” The exact agent, the force of the pulling or tearing, and the relation of Φερσεφόνης to χροιήν are not settled by the verb’s morphology alone.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXI · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἔσπασε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXI.5