Explained vocabulary

Female orderer — κοσμήτειρα

κοσμήτειρα

kosmēteira

Nature is the orderer of the gods at X.8.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
female orderer

Meaning

Nature is the orderer of the gods at X.8. The feminine agent noun describes arranging or disposing them, not adorning a physical statue. It belongs beside the hymn’s inclusive governance language, while leaving the exact arrangement unstated.

Places to read

  1. Hymn X · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

κοσμήτειρα

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. X.8

Lexical references

LSJ n59299 (n59299)