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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- playing in the dance
Meaning
The Nereids play joyfully in the dance at XXIV.2. The compound joins the movement of a chorus with playfulness in the marine setting. It does not imply that the beings are merely playing at dancing rather than actually participating in it.
Places to read
- Hymn XXIV · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
χοροπαίγμονες
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXIV.2