From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Sleek; flourishing; comfortable
Meaning
Youth is λιπαρή at LX.8, while the old age sought from Persephone is λιπαρόν at XXIX.19: in both, physical flourishing shades into comfortable prosperity. The cave at LIX.4 is a contrasting material use, perhaps smooth or gleaming in its fair stone. “Prosperous” should not be transferred mechanically from human life to the cave’s surface.
Places to read
- Hymn XXIX · Line 19Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
λιπαρῆς; λιπαρὸν; λιπαροῦ
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. XXIX.19; LIX.4; LX.8