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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Branchian, title of Apollo
Meaning
Apollo is addressed as Branchian alongside Didymean, Patarian and Loxias titles (XXXIV.7). The immediate value is identificatory: several names gather around the one addressee. The line alone does not supply a history of Branchos or his cult.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIV · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Βράγχιε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXIV.7