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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- much-loved; greatly desired
Meaning
Apollo’s hymn calls spring much-loved, and Adonis is addressed with the same adjective (XXXIV.23; LVI.6). Both seasonal beauty and a divine figure can be objects of this intense affection. The compound tells how desirable its object is, not who first originated the desire.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIV · Line 23Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πολυήρατε; πολυηράτου
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XXXIV.23; LVI.6