From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- female serpent
Meaning
Athena is directly called a female serpent among shifting-form and honourific descriptions (XXXII.11). The feminine noun is part of the goddess’s address and deserves its own access point, rather than being silently flattened into the masculine δράκων.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXII · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
δράκαινα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXII.11