Explained vocabulary

Shoot-robed — ἐρνεσίπεπλος

ἐρνεσίπεπλος

ernesipeplos

Dionysos is clothed in shoots beside grape-bearing (XXX.5).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
shoot-robed

Meaning

Dionysos is clothed in shoots beside grape-bearing (XXX.5). The vegetal garment makes growth part of his appearance; it is distinct from calling him a shoot born from another deity.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXX · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἐρνεσίπεπλον

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXX.5

Lexical references

LSJ ἐρνεσίπεπλος (n42636)