From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- To learn
Meaning
The opening Μάνθανε tells Musaeus to learn an august sacrificial rite. Its imperative establishes instruction as the Prayer’s initial relation between speaker and recipient; it does not by itself identify how the subsequent invocations were historically taught or memorized.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Μάνθανε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. Prayer.1