From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- shadowy; shaded
Meaning
The spring bursts from a shadowy recess of the Moirai’s cave at LIX.4. The adjective agrees with μυχῷ, locating the shade in the recess. The cave’s stone and brightness elsewhere in the line do not require the shaded interior to lose its local darkness.
Places to read
- Hymn LIX · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
σκιερῷ
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LIX.4