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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- desirable; attractive
Meaning
Demeter, Health, and the Graces are desirable divine presences; the adjective also qualifies the life Demeter grants mortals. Desire here is not confined to sexual attraction. A figure can be longed for because of the nourishment, health, or prosperity that makes the encounter welcome.
Places to read
- Hymn XL · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἱμερόεντα; ἱμερόεσσ’; Ἱμερόεσσ’; ἱμερόεσσαι
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. XL.7; XL.9; LX.10; LXVIII.1