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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Zephyrus; west wind
Meaning
The heading of LXXXI names Zephyrus as the hymn’s recipient. The body addresses plural sea-born breezes characterized by the related feminine adjective Ζεφυρῖτις. This difference between a singular heading-name and the plural company in the verse is worth retaining; the heading is not another verse occurrence.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXXI · HeadingRead the word in its hymn.
Heading and incense rubric evidence
ΖΕΦΥΡΟΥ · LXXXI.heading. LXXXI. ΖΕΦΥΡΟΥ
Local sense
Zephyros as the hymn's divine recipient