From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- strong with the bow
Meaning
Eros is τοξαλκῆ at LVIII.2, powerful through the bow. The printed epithet emphasizes capacity, while the apparatus's question-marked τοξουλκῆ would picture drawing the bow. The latter is an editorial query, not another adopted occurrence or a proved witness reading.
Places to read
- Hymn LVIII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
τοξαλκῆ
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LVIII.2