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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Bacchic
Meaning
Themis cries to the lord through Bacchic nights at LXXIX.9. The adjective qualifies the nights and gives them a cultic character; it does not itself name a separate celebration or provide its calendar. The lord is addressed within that nocturnal activity.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXIX · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Βακχιακὰς
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXIX.9