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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- bear, give birth
Meaning
The participle names Leto as the one who bore Phoibos and Artemis (XXXV.4). Its force is maternal generation, not the more general becoming or happening expressed by γίγνομαι in other contexts.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXV · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
γειναμένη
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXV.4