Explained vocabulary

Tritonian — Τριτώνιος

Τριτώνιος

Tritōnios

The Nereids' setting includes Tritonian swelling water at XXIV.6.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Tritonian

Meaning

The Nereids' setting includes Tritonian swelling water at XXIV.6. The adjective marks the marine scene through the Triton association. It is distinct from the plural noun Τριτώνων earlier in the hymn, even though the two expressions reinforce one another.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXIV · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Τριτώνιον

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXIV.6

Lexical references

LSJ Τριτώνιος (n105359)