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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- gift, privilege
Meaning
Aphrodite has been allotted renowned gifts in the Prayer (Prayer.11), while the Mother grants mortals gifts consisting of every kind of good (XXVII.10). The first emphasizes a deity’s received privileges; the second, benefits flowing from deity to humans.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
δῶρα
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. Prayer.11; XXVII.10