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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Bromios, Dionysian name
Meaning
Bromios is directly invoked among Dionysian names in L.8 and named as Demeter’s hearth-companion in XL.10. The title points to the god in both places. By contrast, feminine βρομίη describes Artemis as roaring and must not turn her into Bromios.
Places to read
- Hymn XL · Line 10Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
βρόμι’; Βρομίοιο
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XL.10; L.8