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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Corybas; Corybantes
Meaning
The Prayer names plural Corybantes beside Curetes and Cabeiri; XXXVIII directly joins the Curetes with Corybantes. XXXIX instead invokes a singular Corybas, also printed as Kyrbas, with a distinct narrative of wounding and serpent-form. The local association is explicit, but singular recipient and plural companies should not be merged into one undifferentiated group.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 20Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Κορύβαντα; Κορύβαντάς; Κορύβαντες; Κύρβαντ’
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. Prayer.20; XXXVIII.20; XXXIX.2; XXXIX.4
Heading and incense rubric evidence
ΚΟΡΥΒΑΝΤΟΣ · XXXIX.heading. XXXIX. ΚΟΡΥΒΑΝΤΟΣ
Local sense
Korybas, singular recipient of Hymn XXXIX
Other access forms
Κύρβας