From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- deep-bosomed; deep-folded in dress
Meaning
Semele and Eurynome are deep-bosomed or deep-folded in dress in XLIV.2 and LX.2. The range between the body’s breast and the garment’s fold should remain open: neither line supplies enough detail to choose an anatomical description with certainty. The epithet gives each figure an ample, dignified presentation.
Places to read
- Hymn XLIV · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
βαθύκολπον; βαθυκόλπου
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XLIV.2; LX.2