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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- horned
Meaning
Persephone is horned at XXIX.11, between bright-shining and uniquely desired by mortals. The feminine -όεσσα form describes her directly. The line supplies no animal species or physical explanation for the horns, so comparison with horn-bearing Moon or Dionysus should remain comparison rather than identification.
Places to read
- Hymn XXIX · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
κερόεσσα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXIX.11