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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Styx
Meaning
The Prayer invokes Styx’s shining water, and the Erinyes’ cave lies beside her sacred water (Prayer.29; LXIX.4). The genitive Στυγός names the water’s association. The occurrences supply invocation and location, without themselves narrating a river-crossing or oath ceremony.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 29Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Στυγὸς
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. Prayer.29; LXIX.4