Explained vocabulary

Distinguish, allot separately — διακρίνω

διακρίνω

diakrinō

Apollo assigns winter to the hypatai and summer to the netai (XXXIV.22).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
distinguish, allot separately

Meaning

Apollo assigns winter to the hypatai and summer to the netai (XXXIV.22). The participle describes differentiation within a musical and seasonal ordering: distinct positions are distributed, not dissolved into an undifferentiated harmony.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXIV · Line 22Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

διακρίνας

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXIV.22

Lexical references

LSJ διακρίνω (n25053)