Explained vocabulary

Loving all-night observances — φιλοπάννυχος

φιλοπάννυχος

philopannykhos

Night and Aphrodite delight in all-night observances (III.5; LV.2).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
loving all-night observances

Meaning

Night and Aphrodite delight in all-night observances (III.5; LV.2). The adjective conveys an affinity with nocturnal festivity or vigil. It does not supply an independent verse occurrence of the noun παννυχίς or prescribe the full arrangement of a particular celebration.

Places to read

  1. Hymn III · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

φιλοπάννυχε

Occurrence inventory

2 in total. III.5; LV.2

Lexical references

LSJ φιλοπάννυχος (n111367)