From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Ortygia
Meaning
At XXXV.5 Leto’s paired childbirth statement places “her,” Artemis, in Ortygia and “him,” Apollo, in rocky Delos. The place-name needs that pronominal contrast for interpretation; it should not be assigned to both births simply because the line names both locations.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXV · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Ὀρτυγίῃ
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXV.5