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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- those beneath the earth
Meaning
The substantive plural names under-earth beings ruled by the unnamed king in Prayer.12, by Persephone in XXIX.6, and by Melinoe in LXXI.10. It describes their location or sphere, not a precise species. The rulers’ shared relation to such beings does not make their names interchangeable.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
καταχθονίων
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. Prayer.12; XXIX.6; LXXI.10