Explained vocabulary

Bringing victory — νικηφόρος

νικηφόρος

nikēphoros

Athena is νικηφόρε at XXXII.13 beside deliverance from evils.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Bringing victory

Meaning

Athena is νικηφόρε at XXXII.13 beside deliverance from evils. The compound describes a benefit she brings, not a new instance of the named goddess Nike as a separate participant in the line.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXII · Line 13Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

νικηφόρε

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXII.13

Lexical references

LSJ n70852 (n70852)