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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- prayed-for, wished-for
Meaning
The Charites are prayed-for among circling and desire-stirring descriptions (LX.10). Health receives the superlative, most prayed-for (LXVIII.7). The adjective characterizes the intensity with which these powers are sought, not the content of a particular spoken prayer.
Places to read
- Hymn LX · Line 10Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
εὐκταῖαι; εὐκταιοτάτη
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. LX.10; LXVIII.7