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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Mother of all
Meaning
Nature and Demeter are each παμμήτειρα at the openings of their hymns. The compound concentrates comprehensive maternity into one epithet, while their different surrounding names and activities remain intact. It is not a separate anonymous goddess who replaces both addressees.
Places to read
- Hymn X · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
παμμήτειρα
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. X.1; XL.1