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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Rain-bearing; rain-producing
Meaning
The clouds are ὀμβροτόκοι in XXI.2 and the clouds Notos sends towards earth are likewise rain-bearing in LXXXII.5. The birth-element presents clouds as producers of rain, whereas ὀμβρηγενής describes water as born from rain.
Places to read
- Hymn XXI · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ὀμβροτόκοι; ὀμβροτόκους
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XXI.2; LXXXII.5