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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Pitiable; distressing
Meaning
At LXXIV.6 οἰκτρόν qualifies the doom of mortals at sea that Leukothea averts. The adjective presents the danger as calling for compassion; it is not an epithet of the goddess herself.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXIV · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
οἰκτρὸν
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXIV.6