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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Eiraphiotes, Dionysian title
Meaning
Dionysos bears this title immediately before the account of being sewn into Sabazios’s thigh (XLVIII.2–3). The narrative makes a sewing association attractive, but it does not settle the title’s disputed derivation. Retaining the name avoids turning an interpretation into an established etymology.
Places to read
- Hymn XLVIII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
εἰραφιώτην
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XLVIII.2