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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- venerable, stately
Meaning
Silenos, the Dionysian leader of the rite, is called stately among descriptions of holy rites and the pastoral company (LIV.4). The word honours his standing and bearing; it does not specify an age.
Places to read
- Hymn LIV · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
γεραρός
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LIV.4