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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- splendid; glorious
Meaning
The Titans are splendid children at XXXVII.1, Styx has splendid water in Prayer.29, and Aither is a splendid shoot at V.5. Honour, beauty and radiance are available emphases, with the immediate noun deciding their weight. The adjective does not require literal shining water or a single physical property in every use.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 29Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀγλαὰ; ἀγλαὸν
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. Prayer.29; V.5; XXXVII.1