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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- animal-skin-clad
Meaning
The Erinyes wear animal skins at LXIX.7, alongside avenging and powerful epithets. The compound describes their clothing, not their bodily species. It should therefore remain distinct from θηρότυπος, which concerns an animal-like form.
Places to read
- Hymn LXIX · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
θηρόπεπλοι
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXIX.7