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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Wearing black
Meaning
At XLII.9 μελανηφόρῳ qualifies Isis, named as the addressed figure’s mother. It describes her dark clothing in this scene rather than the colour of her body or a general rule about every representation of Isis.
Places to read
- Hymn XLII · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
μελανηφόρῳ
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XLII.9