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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- giver of all
Meaning
Physis, Earth and Demeter share this feminine giving-title. In Demeter’s hymn it stands beside the nourishment of grain (XL.3); in Earth’s hymn it accompanies both nourishment and destruction (XXVI.2). Universal giving is therefore one aspect of the praised power, not a guarantee that every action is beneficial.
Places to read
- Hymn X · Line 16Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πανδώτειρα
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. X.16; XXVI.2; XL.3