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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Silenos; Silenoi
Meaning
The heading names Silenos, while the verse praises the addressee as far the best of the Silenoi (LIV.2). The genitive plural matters: he is distinguished within a group rather than simply addressed by a singular name. The same hymn places him in the company of Satyrs and Bakchai.
Places to read
- Hymn LIV · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Σιληνῶν
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LIV.2
Heading and incense rubric evidence
ΣΙΛΗΝΟΥ · LIV.heading. LIV. ΣΙΛΗΝΟΥ ΣΑΤΥΡΟΥ ΒΑΚΧΩΝ
Local sense
Silenos in the collective hymn heading