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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- giver of offspring
Meaning
Aphrodite’s birth-giving title stands with love of husbands and the gift of life (LV.12). It makes offspring part of the benefits attributed to her, while the neighbouring terms give the epithet a wider setting of desire and living continuity.
Places to read
- Hymn LV · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
γεννοδότειρα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LV.12