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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- beast-shaped
Meaning
The adjective concerns form rather than temper. It describes the animal-like forms of the sea-nourished Tritons ridden by Nereids, the Satyrs accompanying Silenus, and the dark serpent-form assumed by Corybas. The adjective’s agreement must be followed locally: in XXIV.5 it qualifies μορφαῖς, not the Nereids as an undifferentiated group.
Places to read
- Hymn XXIV · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
θηροτύποις; θηρότυπον
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. XXIV.5; XXXIX.8; LIV.8