Explained vocabulary

Diktynna — Δίκτυννα

Δίκτυννα

Diktynna

Diktynna is a name of the Artemis addressed in XXXVI.3, placed between torch-bearing radiance and childbirth language.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Diktynna

Meaning

Diktynna is a name of the Artemis addressed in XXXVI.3, placed between torch-bearing radiance and childbirth language. In this line it identifies the goddess within a larger series of titles, not a new speaker or recipient.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXVI · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Δίκτυννα

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXVI.3

Lexical references

LSJ Δίκτυννα (n27016)