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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- of the wilds; country-dwelling
Meaning
The Nymphs are ἀγρότεραι maidens among spring and woodland descriptions (LI.10). The form functions as an established epithet of the countryside, rather than making a local comparison, “more agricultural.” It situates the maidens within the landscape that the surrounding compounds specify.
Places to read
- Hymn LI · Line 10Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀγρότεραι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LI.10