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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- supplicatory
Meaning
The adjective qualifies the speaker’s voice when Night, Kronos, or Apollo is asked to hear. It describes how the voice approaches its recipient, through appeal for aid, rather than the volume or melody of the sound. The related noun ἱκέτης names the person who stands in that supplicating relation.
Places to read
- Hymn III · Line 13Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἱκετηρίδα; ἱκετηρίδι
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. III.13; XIII.9; XXXIV.27