Explained vocabulary

Men — Μήν

Μήν

Mēn

Prayer.40 calls Men together with Attis and the Mother of the immortals.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Men; male divine name

Meaning

Prayer.40 calls Men together with Attis and the Mother of the immortals. The accusative Μῆνα identifies a male deity in this invocation, distinct from feminine Mene and from a common noun meaning a month.

Places to read

  1. Prayer to Musaeus · Line 40Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Μῆνα

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. Prayer.40

Lexical references

LSJ n67462 (n67462)