Explained vocabulary

Delphi — Δελφοί

Δελφοί

Delphoi

Apollo inhabits the sacred ground of Delphi in the Prayer (Prayer.8).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Delphi

Meaning

Apollo inhabits the sacred ground of Delphi in the Prayer (Prayer.8). The place-name identifies a particular divine dwelling; the related adjective Δελφικός can instead qualify Apollo or the site of Themis’s oracular action.

Places to read

  1. Prayer to Musaeus · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Δελφῶν

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. Prayer.8

Lexical references

LSJ Δελφοί (n24003)