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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- euhoi cry
Meaning
The god gives forth the cry of lord Bakchos in LIV.8. The noun names the utterance itself, whereas εὐαστής and εὐαστήρ name its utterers. The printed genitive Βάκχοιο makes the cry belong to Bakchos; the apparatus reports an adjectival alternative βακχεῖον.
Places to read
- Hymn LIV · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
εὔασμα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LIV.8