From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- day; allotted day
Meaning
Dawn brings daylight to mortals, while the Prayer invokes light-bearing Day opposite ancient Night. Athena’s hymn uses plural days and nights for recurring time. In LXII.11 the destined day of life is the point toward which a lifespan runs, not merely another sunrise. Context distinguishes ordinary duration, divine invocation, and the appointed limit of life.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 24Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἦμαρ; Ἦμαρ; ἤματα
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. Prayer.24; XXXII.15; LXII.11; LXXVIII.1