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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Song; musical performance
Meaning
Pan strikes the cosmos’s harmony in playful μολπή at XI.6. The noun names his sounding or singing performance, with “playful” shaping its character. It does not itself specify an instrument, though the surrounding hymn contains musical imagery.
Places to read
- Hymn XI · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
μολπῇ
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XI.6