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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- giver of life; giver of livelihood
Meaning
Zeus-Daimon is a giver of life to mortals at LXXIII.2, beside gentle and all-generating descriptions. The noun presents him as the source of what people need to live, not merely as someone who himself enjoys life. The -τωρ formation remains distinct from other life-giver nouns and the feminine βιοδῶτις.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXIII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
βιοδώτορα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXIII.2