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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- lead; go before
Meaning
Silenus leads Naiads and ivy-bearing Bacchants at LIV.6. The participle addresses him through his relationship to a following company. Unlike a general title of sovereignty, this local use makes leadership concrete through the people or divine companions who move with him.
Places to read
- Hymn LIV · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἡγούμενε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LIV.6