Explained vocabulary

Female bestower of prosperity — ὀλβοδότειρα

ὀλβοδότειρα

olbodoteira

The Graces are invited as ὀλβοδότειραι at LX.11, always gentle to initiates.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Female bestower of prosperity

Meaning

The Graces are invited as ὀλβοδότειραι at LX.11, always gentle to initiates. The feminine plural names their giving activity in the very petition that asks them to come, linking arrival with hoped-for well-being.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LX · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ὀλβοδότειραι

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LX.11

Lexical references

LSJ n72913 (n72913)