Explained vocabulary

Spring — ἔαρ

ἔαρ

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Spring’s seasonable flower is connected with the Dorian ordering in Apollo’s hymn (XXXIV.23).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
spring

Meaning

Spring’s seasonable flower is connected with the Dorian ordering in Apollo’s hymn (XXXIV.23). The genitive locates the flower in a particular season and helps organize the hymn’s musical-seasonal comparison.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXIV · Line 23Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἔαρος

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXIV.23

Lexical references

LSJ ἔαρ1 (n29865)