Explained vocabulary

Syria — Συρία

Συρία

Syria

Syria appears among Aphrodite's possible places of residence at LV.17.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Syria

Meaning

Syria appears among Aphrodite's possible places of residence at LV.17. The hymn's alternative location clauses guide the invocation toward the goddess wherever she may be. Naming Syria in that sequence is not a claim that the entire hymn is being performed there.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LV · Line 17Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Συρίης

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LV.17

Lexical references

LSJ συρία (n101228)