Explained vocabulary

Didymean — Διδυμεύς

Διδυμεύς

Didymeus

Apollo is addressed through Didyma alongside Branchian and Patarian titles (XXXIV.7).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Didymean

Meaning

Apollo is addressed through Didyma alongside Branchian and Patarian titles (XXXIV.7). The vocative Διδυμεῦ belongs under Διδυμεύς. It should not be silently replaced with a differently formed adjective simply because both refer to the same place.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXIV · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Διδυμεῦ

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXIV.7

Lexical references

LSJ Διδυμαῖος (n26422)