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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Ieian; invocatory title of Phoebus
Meaning
Phoebus receives the vocative ἤιε in Prayer.7. Its invocation-coloured force is safer here than a confident reduction to “healer” or “archer.” The form participates in the act of calling Apollo, while the brief line does not explain its derivation or select one descriptive meaning. Compare the related but separately recorded ἰήιος.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἤιε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. Prayer.7