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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Palaimon
Meaning
The Prayer calls Palaimon a giver of prosperity, and LXXV.3 summons him to well-hallowed rites in a hymn concerned with rescue on land and sea. His name anchors the requested protection; the verse does not require every benefit to be reduced to a maritime allegory.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 35Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Παλαῖμον; Παλαίμονά
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. Prayer.35; LXXV.3
Heading and incense rubric evidence
ΠΑΛΑΙΜΟΝΟΣ · LXXV.heading. LXXV. ΠΑΛΑΙΜΟΝΟΣ
Local sense
Palaimon as the hymn's divine recipient