From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- baneful; ruin-bringing
Meaning
The Prayer invokes a Daimon harmful to mortals alongside a most divine Daimon (Prayer.31). The accusative πήμονα is an adjective agreeing with Δαίμονα, not an inflected form of the neuter noun πῆμα. The distinction keeps the harmful agent separate from the harm it causes.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 31Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πήμονα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. Prayer.31