Explained vocabulary

Loving the hunt — φιλαγρότις

φιλαγρότις

philagrotis

Artemis is φιλαγρότι at XXXVI.6.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
loving the hunt

Meaning

Artemis is φιλαγρότι at XXXVI.6. The feminine epithet links her with hunting or pursuit in the countryside, beside the hymn's other outdoor and animal imagery. The supplied formation remains directly accessible rather than being silently replaced with the dictionary's cross-referenced φιλαγρέτις.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXVI · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

φιλαγρότι

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXVI.6

Lexical references

LSJ φιλαγρότις (n110799)