From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- far-shooting, hitting the mark
Meaning
Apollo receives the traditional shooting epithet beside lyre-playing, dance-making and arrow-darting (XXXIV.6). The edition chooses far-shooting; the local archery context securely supports effective shooting, without resolving the historical derivation of the title.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIV · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἑκηβόλε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXIV.6