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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- mistress, lady
Meaning
Leto and Leukothea are respectfully addressed as goddess and lady (XXXV.6; LXXIV.8). In both cases the title accompanies a request for favourable help. It expresses the addressee’s authority without naming a particular territory of rule.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXV · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
δέσποινα
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XXXV.6; LXXIV.8