From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- hunter
Meaning
Pan is directly addressed as hunter at XI.9 beside his keen sight and companionship with Echo and the nymphs. The agent noun describes pursuit as an activity of this landscape-dwelling god. It is not an instruction for the hymn’s speaker to hunt, nor does the line identify prey.
Places to read
- Hymn XI · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
θηρητήρ
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XI.9