From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- crop-nourishing
Meaning
Clouds and nymphs nourish crops, and both Clouds and Notos are asked to send crop-nourishing rains to Mother Earth. The compound identifies the helpful effect of moisture on growth. It does not make every rainfall beneficial: the petition seeks this nourishing kind of rain specifically.
Places to read
- Hymn XXI · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
καρποτρόφοι; καρποτρόφους
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. XXI.1; XXI.7; LI.4; LXXXII.7