Explained vocabulary

Cyprus-born — Κυπρογενής

Κυπρογενής

Kyprogenēs

At LV.15 Κυπρογενές belongs to the address to Aphrodite as θεῖον γένος, “divine stock.” Its neuter form accommodates that expression.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Cyprus-born

Meaning

At LV.15 Κυπρογενές belongs to the address to Aphrodite as θεῖον γένος, “divine stock.” Its neuter form accommodates that expression. The passage then opens a series of possible places where the goddess may be, so origin and present location are distinct ideas.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LV · Line 15Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Κυπρογενὲς

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LV.15

Lexical references

LSJ n61015 (n61015)