Explained vocabulary

Attend — ἀμφιπολεύω

ἀμφιπολεύω

amphipoleuō

Aphrodite frequents her Syrian seat at LV.17, while chthonic Hermes attends Persephone’s holy house at LVII.5.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
attend; frequent; dwell about

Meaning

Aphrodite frequents her Syrian seat at LV.17, while chthonic Hermes attends Persephone’s holy house at LVII.5. Residence and service overlap in the verb’s relation to a place. Neither occurrence requires a ritual act of walking in a circle around the building.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LV · Line 17Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἀμφιπολεύεις

Occurrence inventory

2 in total. LV.17; LVII.5

Lexical references

LSJ ἀμφιπολεύω (n6023)