From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- she who shines down
Meaning
The Moon is the down-shining one at IX.6, between radiant and night-shining descriptions. The feminine agent formation presents illumination as her action. It complements the directionless adjective “bright” by indicating how her light reaches below.
Places to read
- Hymn IX · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
καταυγάστειρα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. IX.6