From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- ploughing; ploughman
Meaning
At XL.8 Demeter first yokes the ploughing neck or sinew of oxen. ἀροτῆρα qualifies τένοντα, making the animal’s labour-bearing part the ploughing agent in the phrase. A free-standing “ploughman” would introduce a human figure that the construction does not name.
Places to read
- Hymn XL · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀροτῆρα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XL.8