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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- two-formed
Meaning
Dionysos is two-formed beside hidden, unspeakable and two-horned descriptions (XXX.3). The compound names a double form without explaining which pair is meant. It should remain distinct from διφυής, twofold in nature, and διμήτωρ, concerning maternal or birth relations.
Places to read
- Hymn XXX · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
δίμορφον
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXX.3