From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- of the night, nocturnal
Meaning
Mene, Nature and the Stars all receive nocturnal descriptions (IX.3; X.6; VII.11). Light-bearing or flashing language accompanies these settings, so nocturnal does not mean lacking radiance. It places their illumination within night.
Places to read
- Hymn VII · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἐννυχίη; ἐννύχιοί
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. VII.11; IX.3; X.6