Explained vocabulary

Leap — σκιρτάω

σκιρτάω

skirtaō

The Nymphs leap over the mountains with Pan at LI.8.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
leap; spring about

Meaning

The Nymphs leap over the mountains with Pan at LI.8. The feminine plural participle identifies the Nymphs as the moving subjects and σὺν Πανί their companion. The line describes divine activity rather than issuing a command to human dancers.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LI · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

σκιρτῶσαι

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LI.8

Lexical references

LSJ σκιρτάω (n94941)