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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- four-footed
Meaning
Four-footed creatures stand alongside birds and sea beings in Eos's hymn (LXXVIII.11). The adjective distinguishes a class of living creatures by their mode of bodily support. Unlike τετραβάμων applied to Helios's dance, this is a straightforward grouping of animals within the dawn's reach.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXVIII · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
τετραπόδων
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXVIII.11