Explained vocabulary

Erato — Ἐρατώ

Ἐρατώ

Eratō

Erato appears in the list of Muses alongside Terpsichore, Polymnia and Ourania (LXXVI.9).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Erato

Meaning

Erato appears in the list of Muses alongside Terpsichore, Polymnia and Ourania (LXXVI.9). The local line identifies her membership in the group without assigning her an exclusive genre or instrument.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXVI · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Ἐρατώ

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXVI.9

Lexical references

LSJ Ἐρατώ (n42147)