Explained vocabulary

Companion in dance — σύγχορος

σύγχορος

synkhoros

Pan is the Nymphs’ dance-companion at XI.9, beside hunting and friendship with Echo.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
companion in dance

Meaning

Pan is the Nymphs’ dance-companion at XI.9, beside hunting and friendship with Echo. The compound makes shared participation explicit rather than merely saying he watches a dance. Its genitive supplies his partners.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XI · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

σύγχορε

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XI.9

Lexical references

LSJ σύγχορος (n98002)