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Female giver of prosperity — ὀλβοδότις

ὀλβοδότις

olbodotis

The Mother, explicitly named Hestia in XXVII.9, is also called ὀλβοδότις.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Female giver of prosperity

Meaning

The Mother, explicitly named Hestia in XXVII.9, is also called ὀλβοδότις. The line reports a title of beneficent giving; its feminine formation remains distinct from ὀλβοδότειρα and ὀλβιοδῶτις rather than being buried as an unexplained spelling variant.

Places to read

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

Attested forms

ὀλβοδότιν

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXVII.9

Lexical references

LSJ n72915 (n72915)