Explained vocabulary

Dysaules — Δυσαύλης

Δυσαύλης

Dysaulēs

Antaia receives the holy child of Dysaules as her guide (XLI.6).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Dysaules

Meaning

Antaia receives the holy child of Dysaules as her guide (XLI.6). Dysaules is identified through the child’s parentage; the line does not name the child, so a familiar narrative should not be inserted into the lexical gloss.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XLI · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Δυσαύλου

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XLI.6

Consequential readings

AV066_06