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Dwelling together — σύνοικος

σύνοικος

synoikos

At LXXVII.4 the mortal mind is a fellow dweller of souls.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
dwelling together

Meaning

At LXXVII.4 the mortal mind is a fellow dweller of souls. The adjective's domestic image makes their relation one of coexistence, and Mnemosyne is the power sustaining that mind. Translate the relationship without turning the two nouns into interchangeable labels.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXVII · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

σύνοικον

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXVII.4

Lexical references

LSJ σύνοικος (n100798)