Explained vocabulary

Loxias — Λοξίας

Λοξίας

Loxias

Apollo is addressed as Loxias at XXXIV.7 among Branchian, Didymean, and Patarian designations.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Loxias

Meaning

Apollo is addressed as Loxias at XXXIV.7 among Branchian, Didymean, and Patarian designations. The title contributes to the accumulation of names by which he is called; the verse does not explain its origin or translate it into a statement about ambiguous oracles.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXIV · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Λοξία

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXIV.7

Lexical references

LSJ n63862 (n63862)