From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- foam-born
Meaning
Prayer.11 invokes a foam-born goddess who has received widely renowned gifts. The epithet recognizably directs the reader toward Aphrodite, but her name is not printed in that line. Keeping the description distinct from the name preserves the actual wording of the invocation.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀφρογενής
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. Prayer.11