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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- dark, murky
Meaning
The adjective qualifies the serpent whose beast-shaped form Korybas assumes (XXXIX.8). Darkness belongs to this transformed appearance; it does not itself describe his intention or moral character.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIX · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
δνοφεροῖο
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXIX.8