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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Muse; the Muses
Meaning
The Muses are invoked collectively in Prayer.17, named as Pierian at LXXVI.2, and described as Mnemosyne’s sacred, pure, clear-voiced children at LXXVII.2. Their plural name gathers the individually named figures of LXXVI without making each occurrence a separate human choir.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 17Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Μοῦσαι; Μούσας
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. Prayer.17; LXXVI.2; LXXVII.2
Heading and incense rubric evidence
ΜΟΥΣΩΝ · LXXVI.heading. LXXVI. ΜΟΥΣΩΝ
Local sense
Muses collectively addressed