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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- fair-formed
Meaning
Semele is fair in appearance, lovely-haired and deep-bosomed (XLIV.2). The adjective gives a general description of visible form, then the following epithets specify features of that portrait.
Places to read
- Hymn XLIV · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
εὐειδῆ
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XLIV.2