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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Bacchic; belonging to Bacchos
Meaning
At XXX.2 Βακχεῖος qualifies the lord being invoked. At LIII.4 the spelling Βακχήιον appears in a difficult sequence about sleeping and triennial time: the edition attaches “Bacchic” to the time, while an association with the sleeping divine presence remains a contextual possibility. The ending alone cannot decide the whole sentence’s attachment.
Places to read
- Hymn XXX · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Βακχεῖον; Βακχήιον
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XXX.2; LIII.4