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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Loving children
Meaning
Demeter is παιδοφίλη at XL.13, with being blessed in children and nursing the young. The compound describes affection towards children, distinct from simply having children or bringing them up, even though all three ideas accumulate in the line.
Places to read
- Hymn XL · Line 13Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
παιδοφίλη
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XL.13