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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- leader of work
Meaning
Dawn is the leader of works and an attendant on mortal life at LXXVIII.6. Her guidance is temporal and enabling: the coming of day allows activity to begin. The feminine agent noun need not denote a person who gives verbal orders or supervises an institution.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXVIII · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἡγήτειρα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXVIII.6