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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- son
Meaning
Hermes is Maia's son (XXVIII.1), Sabazios Kronos's (XLVIII.1), and Bacchos Zeus's (L.1). Dionysos is both father and son of gods at LII.6, where the paired roles should remain visible. The parent is supplied by each phrase; the noun does not make these different relations one uniform genealogy.
Places to read
- Hymn XXVIII · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
υἷ’; υἱέ
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. XXVIII.1; XLVIII.1; L.1; LII.6