From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- threefold in nature or form
Meaning
Dionysos is τριφυές at LII.5. The adjective gives a threefold characterization without itself enumerating three components. Unlike τρίγονος, it is not explicitly a count of births, and it need not be expanded into a three-part philosophical doctrine.
Places to read
- Hymn LII · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
τριφυές
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LII.5