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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- deer
Meaning
Hekate delights in deer while being called a lover of solitude (I.4). The animals belong to the hymn’s uncrowded natural setting; the noun does not itself describe hunting or sacrifice.
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- Hymn I · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἐλάφοισι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. I.4