From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- gladness; Euphrosyne
Meaning
The noun moves between joy and a named bearer of joy. Night is addressed as gladness at III.5; Euphrosyne is named as one of the Graces at LX.3; the plural in LX.9 means the joys of living, which the hymn says cannot arise apart from the Graces. These uses connect a divine name with experienced benefit without making every occurrence a proper name.
Places to read
- Hymn III · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
εὐφροσύνας; Εὐφροσύνη; εὐφροσύνη
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. III.5; LX.3; LX.9