From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Female player; playful mover
Meaning
Night is παίκτειρα in airy pursuits at III.9. The feminine agent noun presents play as movement within a circling scene. Nothing in the line identifies a particular human game or makes the word a technical title for a ritual performer.
Places to read
- Hymn III · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
παίκτειρα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. III.9