From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- horse-driver
Meaning
Athena is addressed as driver of horses at XXXII.12 immediately after her destruction of the Phlegraean Giants. The feminine agent noun presents an active equestrian ability. It differs from Poseidon’s broader “of horses” epithet and does not specify a particular chariot team.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXII · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἱππελάτειρα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXII.12