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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Thigh-nourished
Meaning
Dionysos is μηροτρεφές at LII.3, linking nourishment with the thigh. The compound concerns the place of his nurture or gestation, not simply a strong thigh as a bodily attribute. The separate sewing narrative in XLVIII provides a useful local comparison without changing this line’s epithet into a full narrative.
Places to read
- Hymn LII · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
μηροτρεφές
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LII.3