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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- delighting in caves
Meaning
Pan at XI.12 and the Nymphs at LI.5 delight in caves. For the Nymphs, the next phrase restates their pleasure in caverns, making the emotional relation to the place explicit. This differs from ἀντροδίαιτος, which foregrounds where a deity dwells.
Places to read
- Hymn XI · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀντροχαρεῖς; ἀντροχαρές
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XI.12; LI.5