From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- green shoots or grass
Meaning
Earth delights in sweet-breathing green growth at XXVI.7. The plural χλόαις names the fresh vegetation that pleases her. It should not be narrowed to one modern botanical species when the hymn keeps the growth general.
Places to read
- Hymn XXVI · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
χλόαις
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXVI.7