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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- poison-bearing missiles; poisoned arrows
Meaning
Heracles is asked to drive away painful dooms with flying ἰοβόλα at XII.16. Here the context and lexical evidence support poisoned or venom-bearing arrows, not merely “arrow-shooting.” The flying missiles are instruments of the requested protective action. No preparation or use of real poison by worshippers is described.
Places to read
- Hymn XII · Line 16Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἰοβόλοις
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XII.16
Further source
LSJ, ἰοβόλος. Consulted lexical control in the official Perseus XML text.