Explained vocabulary

Worker, craftsman — ἐργαστήρ

ἐργαστήρ

ergastēr

Hephaistos is directly addressed as workman beside portion of the cosmos and blameless element (LXVI.4).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
worker, craftsman

Meaning

Hephaistos is directly addressed as workman beside portion of the cosmos and blameless element (LXVI.4). The noun preserves his productive craftsmanship within the hymn’s broader cosmic characterization.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXVI · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἐργαστήρ

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXVI.4

Lexical references

LSJ ἐργαστήρ (n42173)