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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- All-devouring
Meaning
Herakles and Hephaistos are all-devouring, and Zeus’s storm weapon consumes all in its rush. The fire context makes consumption vivid for Hephaistos and the bolt; Herakles’s epithet belongs to a broader cosmic praise that pairs devouring with begetting. None is a statement about the singers’ diet or a direct instruction for sacrifice.
Places to read
- Hymn XII · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
παμφάγε; παμφάγον
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. XII.6; XIX.10; LXVI.5