From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- humming, buzzing
Meaning
The feminine plural describes the Nymphs among epithets of flowing rock-water, clear sound and mountain wandering (LI.9). It adds a humming or buzzing quality to this soundscape without specifying an instrument.
Places to read
- Hymn LI · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
βομβήτριαι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LI.9