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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- saffron-robed
Meaning
Hecate and Melinoe are saffron-robed in their opening invocations. The compound describes garment colour or appearance, not an incense prescription or proof that the fabric contains saffron. Compare κρόκος in Aither’s rubric, where the substance itself is actually named as the offering.
Places to read
- Hymn I · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
κροκόπεπλον
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. I.2; LXXI.1