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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- thyrsus-shaker
Meaning
The vocative at LII.4 addresses Dionysus as the brandisher of the thyrsus. The agent noun foregrounds movement of the object, alongside nocturnal, Eubouleus, and headband-wearing epithets. It does not itself specify the shape of the thyrsus or the choreography of its use.
Places to read
- Hymn LII · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
θυρσοτινάκτα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LII.4