From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- ground; surface
Meaning
The Prayer names Delphi’s sacred ground; Pan’s hymn names the boundless surface of earth supported on him (Prayer.8; XI.13). “Floor” can convey the supporting plane, but need not mean an interior room. The noun ranges from a particular holy locality to the earth’s whole surface.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πέδον
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. Prayer.8; XI.13