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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Of the liknon; Liknites
Meaning
Dionysos is invoked as Liknites in XLVI.1 and addressed by λικνῖτα at LII.3. The title connects him with the liknon, a winnowing-fan or basket, but the name alone does not disclose its entire ritual use or contents. The heading XLVI names this same aspect of Dionysos rather than another god.
Places to read
- Hymn XLVI · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
λικνῖτα; Λικνίτην
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XLVI.1; LII.3
Heading and incense rubric evidence
ΛΙΚΝΙΤΟΥ · XLVI.heading. XLVI. ΛΙΚΝΙΤΟΥ
Local sense
Liknites, a Dionysian title