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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- swift
Meaning
Nature whirls a swift stream or current in an everlasting whirl at X.22. The adjective qualifies ῥύμα, the moving flow, rather than Nature directly. Swiftness and circular movement belong together in the image, but the line does not quantify speed or define a physical mechanism.
Places to read
- Hymn X · Line 22Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
θοὸν
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. X.22