Explained vocabulary

Graceful-faced, feminine — χαριτῶπις

χαριτῶπις

kharitōpis

The Moon is χαριτῶπι at IX.9.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
graceful-faced, feminine

Meaning

The Moon is χαριτῶπι at IX.9. This feminine formation makes graceful appearance part of her direct address. The dictionary places it under χαριτώπης, but a separate access entry preserves the form the hymn actually uses.

Places to read

  1. Hymn IX · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

χαριτῶπι

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. IX.9

Consequential readings

AV017_03

Lexical references

LSJ χαριτώπης (n113415)