Explained vocabulary

Of all the gods — πάνθειος

πάνθειος

pantheios

Leto, Amphietes and Silenos are invited to a πάνθειος rite.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
of all the gods

Meaning

Leto, Amphietes and Silenos are invited to a πάνθειος rite. The adjective qualifies τελετή, giving the celebration a comprehensive divine scope. The phrase names the character of a rite, not a building, and should not be converted into an architectural “Pantheon.”

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXV · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

πάνθειον

Occurrence inventory

3 in total. XXXV.7; LIII.9; LIV.7

Lexical references

LSJ πάνθειος (n77432)