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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- old; eldest; most venerable
Meaning
The Prayer invokes Night as πρεσβίστην, the superlative of the age or seniority adjective (Prayer.24). “Eldest” preserves the comparison while “most venerable” conveys its honorific force. The directly attested form differs from πρέσβειρα, used elsewhere without a superlative formation.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 24Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πρεσβίστην
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. Prayer.24