From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- world-ruler
Meaning
Ouranos, Helios, and Pan are each called world-ruler in their own invocations. The compound expresses comprehensive authority in the local praise, not a rule that only one named god can receive it. In IV.3 the apparatus reports “world, father” against the adopted compound, and quotes a nominative-looking label where the verse has a vocative; both distinctions should remain visible.
Places to read
- Hymn IV · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
κοσμοκράτορ; κοσμοκράτωρ
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. IV.3; VIII.11; XI.11