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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- ivy-delighting
Meaning
Dionysus delights in ivy at LII.12. This compound emphasizes his pleasure in the plant, distinct from the abundance expressed by κισσόβρυος or the carrying expressed by κισσοφόρος. The hymns associate these activities but do not make their verbal meanings identical.
Places to read
- Hymn LII · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
κισσοχαρές
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LII.12