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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- ancestor; forefather
Meaning
The Titans are the ancestors of the worshippers’ fathers (XXXVII.2). Later the same hymn asks about an influence that may have approached the house from ancestors below the earth (XXXVII.8). The word establishes prior generations, while the surrounding clause determines whether it is a collective title or the source of a disturbing approach.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXVII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πρόγονοι; προγόνων
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XXXVII.2; XXXVII.8