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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Dark-haired; dark-maned
Meaning
Poseidon receives κυανοχαῖτα both in Prayer.5 and at the opening of XVII. The hair or mane is part of his addressed appearance alongside earth-holding power. “Maned” preserves a vigorous poetic possibility, but the adjective alone does not turn him into a horse.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
κυανοχαῖτα
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. Prayer.5; XVII.1