From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Female releaser; deliverer
Meaning
Nature releases what is ripening at X.17, while Athena releases from evils at XXXII.13. The feminine agent noun keeps its releasing action in both, but its complement changes the benefit: maturation and emergence in one setting, rescue in the other.
Places to read
- Hymn X · Line 17Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
λύτειρα
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. X.17; XXXII.13