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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Attica; Attic land
Meaning
Attic land locates the cave beneath or toward which Pluto leads Persephone with a four-horse team at XVIII.14. The preposition is ὑπό with the accusative cave, not a literal through. The geographical sense of Ἀτθίς matters here; a personal name Atthis would introduce an unsupported person. The following Eleusis reference further situates the scene.
Places to read
- Hymn XVIII · Line 14Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Ἀτθίδος
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XVIII.14