Explained vocabulary

Giver of prosperity — ὀλβοδότης

ὀλβοδότης

olbodotēs

Ploutos is ὀλβοδότης at LXVIII.9, within a hymn arguing that other desirable goods depend on Health.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Giver of prosperity

Meaning

Ploutos is ὀλβοδότης at LXVIII.9, within a hymn arguing that other desirable goods depend on Health. The compound acknowledges wealth’s beneficence without making it sufficient by itself for a flourishing life.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXVIII · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ὀλβοδότης

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXVIII.9

Lexical references

LSJ n72915 (n72915)