From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- four-stepping or four-footed
Meaning
Helios dances with four-stepping feet at VIII.5. The unusual combination of number, feet and dancing should remain audible rather than being replaced with a smooth astronomical paraphrase. An association with four seasons may be interpretive, but it is not the whole lexical content of the adjective.
Places to read
- Hymn VIII · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
τετραβάμοσι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. VIII.5