Explained vocabulary

Shining or appearing on high — ὑψιφανής

ὑψιφανής

hupsiphanēs

Aither is ὑψιφανής at V.4.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
shining or appearing on high

Meaning

Aither is ὑψιφανής at V.4. The word joins height with visibility or radiance in the hymn's description of the upper element. Its direct headword preserves the printed formation, even though the dictionary records it under the related ὑψιφαής.

Places to read

  1. Hymn V · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ὑψιφανὴς

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. V.4

Lexical references

LSJ ὑψιφαής (n110000)