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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Paphian
Meaning
The adjective identifies the Paphian maiden in Hermes’s parentage statement, immediately naming her as Aphrodite (LVII.4). Its feminine genitive agrees with κούρης. “Paphian” is thus a local designation of the named goddess, not another unnamed parent to be added to the sentence.
Places to read
- Hymn LVII · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Παφίης
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LVII.4