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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Roaming by night
Meaning
Artemis is νυκτερόφοιτος at XXXVI.6 amid running, archery, and hunting epithets. The compound combines nocturnal time with movement, rather than simply calling her dark in appearance.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXVI · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
νυκτερόφοιτε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXVI.6