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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- To diminish; to wane
Meaning
Selene is αὐξομένη καὶ λειπομένη, waxing and waning, at IX.4. The participle’s sense follows from this contrast: the visible moon diminishes. The line then adds female and male, but those paired descriptions do not change λείπω into a word for gender.
Places to read
- Hymn IX · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
λειπομένη
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. IX.4