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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- firebrand, torch
Meaning
Firebrands or torches are prescribed in the rubric for Night (III.rubric). The term belongs to the offering direction rather than the hymn’s verse. It should be distinguished from δᾳδοῦχος, which calls a deity torch-bearing.
Places to read
- Hymn III · Incense rubricRead the word in its hymn.
Heading and incense rubric evidence
δαλούς · III.rubric. θυμίαμα δαλούς
Local sense
firebrands or torches prescribed to Night