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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- whirler; spinner
Meaning
The Kouretes are ῥομβηταί alongside foot-stamping and cries of euhoi (XXXI.2). The immediate context supports whirlers in active movement. It does not explicitly place a bull-roarer in their hands or identify them as operators of a particular instrument.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXI · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ῥομβηταί
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXI.2