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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Giving right understanding
Meaning
The Muses are διανοίης ὀρθοδότειραι at LXXVI.5, immediately after being called nurses of the soul. The compound presents them as bestowing rightness or direction upon understanding, not merely providing information without regard to its quality.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXVI · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ὀρθοδότειραι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXVI.5