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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- To dwell; to inhabit
Meaning
ναίω places gods and other beings in named environments: Delphi, Eleusis, the sea’s foundations, the underworld, or every region of the cosmos. At LVI.10 Adonis dwells below Tartaros only at one time, while the Moirai can dwell in their dark setting and still range abroad at LIX.5. Dwelling therefore need not imply immobility or an exclusive permanent location.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ναίεις; ναίουσαι; ναίουσι; ναίων
Occurrence inventory
10 in total. Prayer.8; XIII.8; XVII.3; XVIII.1; XXIV.6; XL.6; LVI.10; LVII.1; LIX.5; LXXV.2