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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- To entreat
Meaning
The speaker entreats Death with sacrifices and prayers at LXXXVII.11. λιτανεύων describes the appeal even after the hymn has insisted that Death is not won over by prayer, making the petition urgent rather than routine.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXXVII · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
λιτανεύων
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXXVII.11