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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- fair-breathing; favourably blowing
Meaning
The clouds and nymphs are explicitly εὔπνοοι in relation to breezes; the Curetes receive the epithet alongside fair weather and saving kindness. Breath and beneficial air meet in this shared language. The referent changes with each hymn, so the compound should not be restricted to either human breathing or meteorological wind alone.
Places to read
- Hymn XXI · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
εὔπνοοι
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. XXI.6; XXXVIII.24; LI.11