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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Samothrace
Meaning
The Kouretes dwell in sacred Samothrace and are called lords there (XXXVIII.4, 21). The source prints Ionic Σαμοθρῄκην and Σαμοθρῄκῃ, with the accusative as object of ναιετάοντες, inhabiting, and the dative after ἐν marking location. These local statements establish the island’s role in the hymn without dating a historical cult or performance.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXVIII · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Σαμοθρῄκῃ; Σαμοθρῄκην
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XXXVIII.4; XXXVIII.21