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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Musaeus
Meaning
Musaeus is the person addressed by the opening instruction “Learn” in Prayer.1, and the heading identifies the Prayer as directed to him. This establishes a named recipient of instruction within the supplied work; the name alone does not certify historical authorship or an independently dated teaching event.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Μουσαῖε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. Prayer.1
Heading and incense rubric evidence
ΜΟΥΣΑΙΟΝ · Prayer.heading. ΕΥΧΗ ΠΡΟΣ ΜΟΥΣΑΙΟΝ
Local sense
Mousaios, the recipient of the opening instruction