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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- creeping creature
Meaning
Every creeping creature rejoices at dawn alongside mortals and other animal groups (LXXVIII.10). The category describes a manner of animal movement within the hymn’s inclusive account of awakening life, not necessarily only modern reptiles.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXVIII · Line 10Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἑρπετὸν
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXVIII.10