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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Nysian; of Nysa
Meaning
Dionysos is Νύσιος at XLVI.2 and LII.2. The epithet is a distinct adjectival formation from Νυσαῖος, used of the nymphs. The reported νύσσιον and νύσσιε preserve spelling alternatives but do not authorize supplying a geographical identification absent from the verse.
Places to read
- Hymn XLVI · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Νύσιε; Νύσιον
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XLVI.2; LII.2