From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- sacredly flourishing
Meaning
Demeter’s many, flower-rich forms are sacredly flourishing at XL.17. The adjective agrees with μορφαί and joins sacred character with growth. It does not describe the singers’ purity or name a separate class of temple plants.
Places to read
- Hymn XL · Line 17Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἱεροθηλεῖς
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XL.17