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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Clear or piercing in sound
Meaning
The nymphs are λιγυραί at LI.9, naturally clear-voiced beside their humming. At VIII.19 λιγυρῇ instead qualifies Helios’s whip, whose sound is shrill. The shared adjective describes an audible quality without making a voice and an implement the same kind of sound-maker.
Places to read
- Hymn VIII · Line 19Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
λιγυραί; λιγυρῇ
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. VIII.19; LI.9