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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- birth, generation
Meaning
Kronos is directly addressed as birth in the same line that calls him diminisher of growth and husband of Rhea (XIII.7). The abstract noun becomes a divine title, placing generation beside reduction rather than describing a single birth event.
Places to read
- Hymn XIII · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
γέννα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XIII.7