From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- seated companion
Meaning
Aphrodite is the august πάρεδρος of Bakchos (LV.7), a companion imagined as sitting beside him. The genitive names whose company she shares. This establishes association, but “spouse” would add a relationship not supplied by this noun.
Places to read
- Hymn LV · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πάρεδρε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LV.7