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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- daughter of Cadmus
Meaning
The feminine patronymic identifies Semele in XLIV and Leucothea in LXXIV. It can stand beside “maiden” or beside a divine proper name without changing the paternal relation. Shared descent does not mean the hymns identify Semele and Leucothea as one goddess.
Places to read
- Hymn XLIV · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Καδμηίδα; Καδμηίς
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. XLIV.1; XLIV.10; LXXIV.1