From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- consort; female bed-companion
Meaning
The Prayer calls Hera the blooming παράκοιτις of aegis-bearing Zeus (Prayer.16). The feminine noun identifies her relationship to him as spouse or bed-companion. Unlike a general title of honour, it has a named partner supplied by the genitive.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 16Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
παράκοιτιν
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. Prayer.16