Lexicographical Neighbors of Orthian
Literary usage of Orthian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Larcher's Notes on Herodotus: Historical and Critical Comments on the by Pierre-Henri Larcher (1844)
"The Greek has it, " the orthian Nomos." This Nomos was calculated for particular
instruments—for example, the cithara ; upon which, ..."
2. Herodotus by Herodotus (1831)
"The orthian hymn was an air performe either on a flute or cithara, ... Max imus
Tyrius says, that to excite military ardour, th orthian song was peculiarly ..."
3. A History of Ancient Greek Literature by Harold North Fowler (1902)
"The orthian nome * was ascribed to Terpander, and if Arion was said to have sung
it, he was thereby said to have been to some extent under the influence of ..."
4. Homer's Iliad by Homer (1846)
"The goddess of Discord is therefore said to rouse them to the combat. b Rous'd,
with the dread orthian song, to war. 1. 17. The meaning of this passage may ..."
5. Homer's Iliad by Homer (1846)
"The meaning of this passage may be, that the leaders of the Greeks caused a
war-song, called orthian, to be sung for encouragement of the troops. ..."
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