Explained vocabulary

Stream — νασμός

νασμός

nasmos

At XXII.8 every spring teems with the νάσματα of nymphs.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Stream; flowing water

Meaning

At XXII.8 every spring teems with the νάσματα of nymphs. The dative plural gives the streams through which the spring’s abundance is expressed, linking the nymphs’ presence with actual flowing water.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXII · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

νασμοῖσι

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXII.8

Lexical references

LSJ n69769 (n69769)