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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- revel Bacchically; dance in Bacchic fashion
Meaning
The Nereids revel on the waves at XXIV.3, while Dionysos celebrates sacred triennial festivities around his foster-mothers at LII.8. The verb links lively movement to a Bacchic character, but the sea scene is not automatically a record of human initiation practice. Each subject and setting remains distinct.
Places to read
- Hymn XXIV · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
βακχεύουσαι; βακχεύων
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XXIV.3; LII.8