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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- descending; the Descender
Meaning
Zeus is directly addressed as καταιβάτα, Descender, at XV.6. In XIX.11–12, however, genitive καταιβάτου qualifies πρηστῆρος: the sharp heavenly missile belongs to a descending, smoky or blazing storm-whirlwind. Both uses suit downward storm-power, but only the first is a direct divine title in its immediate construction.
Places to read
- Hymn XV · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
καταιβάτα; καταιβάτου
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XV.6; XIX.12