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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Glorious; illustrious
Meaning
Apollo and Dionysos are each addressed as a glorious youth, while Sabazios is a glorious daimon. The repeated κύδιμε enhances whichever personal designation accompanies it; it is not a separate divine name or an exclusive title of one god.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIV · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
κύδιμε
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. XXXIV.5; XLVIII.1; LII.12