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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- lord; ruler
Meaning
The Kouretes-Korybantes are called ἀνάκτορες at XXXVIII.20, immediately before another form of lordship, ἄνακτες, in the next line. This agent-noun formation deserves its own access point even though “lords” can translate both. The shared status does not erase the distinction between the words.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXVIII · Line 20Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀνάκτορες
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXVIII.20