From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- circling, circular
Meaning
Night is herself circling (III.9); the Stars move in circular eddies (VII.4); euhoi-criers whirl around Demeter’s throne (XL.15). The adjective qualifies either an agent or its movement. Shared circularity does not make all three scenes ritual dance instructions.
Places to read
- Hymn III · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἐγκυκλίη; ἐγκυκλίοις
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. III.9; VII.4; XL.15