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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- lovely, desirable
Meaning
The Charites are lovely mothers of gladness (LX.4), Apollo a lovely divine youth (XXXIV.5), and Eros himself lovely and sweet (LVIII.1). The adjective expresses attractiveness in praise; it is not limited to Eros’s own power of desire.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIV · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἐράσμιαι; ἐράσμιε; ἐράσμιον
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. XXXIV.5; LVIII.1; LX.4