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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- work, practical labour
Meaning
Hermes helps in work and is asked to prosper undertakings alongside speech and remembrance (XXVIII.9, XXVIII.12). Demeter delights in peace and much-toiling labours (XL.4), giving the same noun an agricultural setting. The work is practical and productive, not necessarily a ritual act.
Places to read
- Hymn XXVIII · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἐργασίαις; ἐργασίῃσι
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. XXVIII.9; XXVIII.12; XL.4