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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- support; prop
Meaning
In Plouton’s hymn the earth described around XVIII.7 is a mighty support for mortals; in Hestia’s hymn the divine house receives the same phrase (LXXXIV.5). The supporting image is shared, but its immediate referent changes. Not every appositional noun in XVIII automatically names Plouton himself.
Places to read
- Hymn XVIII · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
στήριγμα
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XVIII.7; LXXXIV.5