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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- lovely, desirable
Meaning
Dikaiosyne is lovely and free of faction (LXIII.8), while Demeter brings lovely good order (XL.19). In both contexts desire is directed toward a beneficial ordered condition, not simply physical beauty.
Places to read
- Hymn XL · Line 19Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἐρατεινή; ἐρατεινὴν
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XL.19; LXIII.8