Explained vocabulary

Ida — Ἴδη

Ἴδη

Idē

XLIX.5 explicitly locates Ida in Phrygia as one possible place occupied by Hippa.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Ida; the Phrygian mountain

Meaning

XLIX.5 explicitly locates Ida in Phrygia as one possible place occupied by Hippa. The alternative in the following line is Tmolus, the Lydians’ dance-ground. The either-or invitation surveys possible divine locations rather than asserting that Hippa can only be found on one mountain.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XLIX · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Ἴδης

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XLIX.5