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[331] θυώδεος: applied to Olympus in h. Herm. 322. It appears to be a favourite word with the writer of this hymn: cf. 231, 244, 288, 355, 385. The meaning here may be literally “fragrant with incense” (which ascends to heaven), or perhaps simply “sweetsmelling” as in 231. See further on h. Herm. 231.


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