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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- giver of sleep
Meaning
Night is the giver of sleep at III.7. The feminine formation makes sleep her gift, distinct from simply calling her dark or delightful. It is separately retrievable even though LSJ records the formation under the related masculine headword ὑπνοδότης.
Places to read
- Hymn III · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ὑπνοδότειρα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. III.7