From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- flowery; flower-like
Meaning
The Horai move in flower-like or flowery breaths at XLIII.4, beside many-coloured and fragrant descriptions. The adjective qualifies πνοιαῖς, the breaths or breezes, not the robes mentioned in the following line. It gives their surrounding air the same floral atmosphere as their appearance.
Places to read
- Hymn XLIII · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀνθεμοειδέσι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XLIII.4