From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- festivity; flourishing celebration
Meaning
Prothyraia and Aphrodite delight in festivities, Victory’s renown abounds in them, and Wealth is called sweet in celebrations. The plural evokes enjoyment with abundance and successful social life, not merely luxuriant plant growth. Its semantic neighbourhood helps explain the name Thalia, but it should not turn every common-noun occurrence into a reference to that Grace.
Places to read
- Hymn II · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
θαλίαις; θαλίῃσι; θαλίῃσιν
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. II.6; XXXIII.7; LV.8; LXVIII.9