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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Shining by night
Meaning
At LIV.10 νυκτιφαῆ agrees with ὄργια, the sacred observances shown forth by Silenos. It is the rites or sacred things that shine at night, not a noun for the people revealing them. The adjective establishes nocturnal luminosity without specifying its physical lighting apparatus.
Places to read
- Hymn LIV · Line 10Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
νυκτιφαῆ
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LIV.10