Explained vocabulary

All-honoured — πάντιμος

πάντιμος

pantimos

This epithet praises the honour accorded to powers as different as Rhea, Proteus, Law and the Erinyes.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
all-honoured

Meaning

This epithet praises the honour accorded to powers as different as Rhea, Proteus, Law and the Erinyes. It does not name their particular functions or claim that each is honoured in the same way. The frequently printed πάντιμ’ is the elided singular address; πάντιμοι at LXIX.1 addresses the goddesses together.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XIV · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

πάντιμ’; πάντιμε; πάντιμοι; πάντιμος

Occurrence inventory

6 in total. XIV.5; XXV.4; LXIII.3; LXIV.12; LXIX.1; LXXIX.7

Lexical references

LSJ πάντιμος (n77615)