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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- growth-nurturing
Meaning
The Nymphs pour healthful water “in growth-nurturing seasons” at LI.18. The compound agrees with the seasons, not directly with the water. By placing nourishment in the rhythm of the year, it connects the Nymphs' gift with the circumstances in which living things grow.
Places to read
- Hymn LI · Line 18Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀεξιτρόφοισιν
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LI.18