From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- guile-weaving
Meaning
Aphrodite is a weaver of guile beside night, yoking and motherhood of Necessity (LV.3). The weaving image presents contrivance as something she produces and arranges, adding an indirect power to the force of her bonds.
Places to read
- Hymn LV · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
δολοπλόκε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LV.3