From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- heart; inward mind
Meaning
Bakchos is asked to come with rejoicing πραπίδες (XLVII.6). The plural bodily-mental term names the inward seat of his gladness, conventionally rendered “heart.” Its use does not divide him into several hearts or establish a distinct psychological faculty beside every other mind-word.
Places to read
- Hymn XLVII · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πραπίδεσσι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XLVII.6