Explained vocabulary

Fragrant with offerings — θυόεις

θυόεις

thyoeis

The Eleusinian temple is θυόεις at XLII.5, a setting in which Dionysus may delight.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
fragrant with offerings

Meaning

The Eleusinian temple is θυόεις at XLII.5, a setting in which Dionysus may delight. The adjective evokes the fragrance of offerings or incense, rather than naming the exact substance burned. That substance belongs to a separate rubric-level question.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XLII · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

θυόεντι

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XLII.5