From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Healing; remedial, feminine form
Meaning
The nymphs are παιωνίδες at LI.15, alongside their frenzy and delight in spring. The feminine formation gives them a healing or relieving quality within a many-sided portrait. It is related to Paian’s healing vocabulary, not the name of a peony plant.
Places to read
- Hymn LI · Line 15Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
παιωνίδες
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LI.15