Explained vocabulary

Dark — ὀρφναῖος

ὀρφναῖος

orphnaios

The genitive ὀρφναίης at LIX.3 qualifies the lake introduced in the preceding line.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
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

  1. Hymn LIX · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ὀρφναίης

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LIX.3

Consequential readings

AV090_02

Lexical references

LSJ ὀρφναῖος (n75458)