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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Dark
Meaning
The genitive ὀρφναίης at LIX.3 qualifies the lake introduced in the preceding line. The apparatus attributes it to Wiel against οὐρανίας, “heavenly”; the adopted darkness contributes materially to the shadowy setting. It is an adjective of the lake, not a separate deity named Orphnaia.
Places to read
- Hymn LIX · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ὀρφναίης
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LIX.3