From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- water-running
Meaning
At XXIV.6–8 the masculine sequence ὑδροδρόμοι, σκιρτηταί and δελφῖνες describes dolphins or the other marine creatures, not the Nereids themselves. The compound emphasizes movement through water in the marine company surrounding the hymn’s female addressees. It does not designate a priestly office or a ritual performed by human runners.
Places to read
- Hymn XXIV · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ὑδροδρόμοι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXIV.7