ORPHIC CRITICAL TESTIMONY 262
OTTO KERN
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SUMMARY: This testimony, from the 10th century Byzantine poet John Geometres, condemns Orpheus to hell.
ORPHIC CRITICAL TESTIMONY 262
Στίχοι εἰς τὸν θεῖον Δαβίδ “Verses about divine David” (Στίχοι τοῦ Γεωμέτρου εἰς τὸ ψαλτήρ(ιον) “Verses of [John] Geometres in the psalter.” Venice 1494) v. Émile Legrand Bibliographie Hellénique I 1885, 23:
Σίγησον, Ὀρφεῦ· ῥίψον, Ἑρμῆ, τὴν λύραν· τρίπους ὁ Δελφοῖς, δύνου εἰς λήθην ἔτι.
“Hold your tongue, oh Orpheus; throw away the lyre, Hermes; the tripod of Delphi, hereafter plunge into oblivion.”
(trans. by the author)
Ed. With this abomination, the Orphic Critical Testimonies end.
The story of the birth of the Gods: Orphic Theogony.
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Dictionary of terms related to ancient Greek mythology: Glossary of Hellenic Mythology.
Introduction to the Thæí (the Gods): The Nature of the Gods.
How do we know there are Gods? Experiencing Gods.