From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- sing; celebrate in song
Meaning
The singer opens Night’s hymn with ἀείσομαι, “I shall sing,” and identifies her as mother of gods and human beings (III.1). The future announces the performance now being undertaken. Singing is therefore part of the hymn’s own act of address, not an event recounted from a distant story.
Places to read
- Hymn III · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀείσομαι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. III.1