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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- thyrsus-spearing
Meaning
Dionysus bears or wields the thyrsus with spear-like force in XLV.5 and LII.11. The compound is more martial than the simple “thyrsus-bearing,” though the hymn does not narrate an actual thrust. Its appearance with Paian in LII contributes another facet of the addressed god’s titles, not an independent weapon manual.
Places to read
- Hymn XLV · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
θυρσεγχές; θυρσεγχής
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XLV.5; LII.11