From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- mortal-killing, man-slaying
Meaning
Ares is mortal-killing amid descriptions of delight in weapons and assault on walls (LXV.2). The compound names the human cost of his martial power before the hymn seeks a less destructive outcome.
Places to read
- Hymn LXV · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
βροτοκτόνε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXV.2