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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- fierce; forceful
Meaning
Helios is ζαμενής toward the irreverent at VIII.8, in contrast to his guidance of the reverent. The dative fixes the direction of his force. The apparatus reports δυσμενής, explicitly hostile, against the adopted adjective: the ethical contrast remains, but forcefulness and hostility are not identical words.
Places to read
- Hymn VIII · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ζαμενὴς
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. VIII.8