From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- much-knowing; rich in learning
Meaning
At VII.12 πολυΐστορας qualifies the labours of the sacred rite, not a separately expressed group of learned initiates. The transferred description associates those labours with extensive knowledge or learning. The precise character of that learning is not specified, so the grammar is clearer than any reconstructed curriculum.
Places to read
- Hymn VII · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πολυΐστορας
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. VII.12