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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Naiad; water nymph
Meaning
Silenos leads the Naiads and ivy-bearing Bakchai at LIV.6. The dative plural identifies the groups under his leadership. Naiads are a water-associated group of nymphs, not a replacement for every use of the broader noun νύμφη in the collection.
Places to read
- Hymn LIV · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Ναΐσι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LIV.6