Explained vocabulary

Of Memphis — Μεμφίτης

Μεμφίτης

Memphitēs

Apollo is Μεμφῖτ’ at XXXIV.2.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Of Memphis

Meaning

Apollo is Μεμφῖτ’ at XXXIV.2. The place-related epithet adds Memphis to the hymn’s range of divine names and locations, but the line supplies no narrative explaining that association.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXIV · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Μεμφῖτ’

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXIV.2