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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- friendly to human beings
Meaning
Hermes and Aphrodite are φίλανδρε in their respective invocations (XXVIII.4; LV.12). Human-directed affection or friendliness is the useful common sense here. Narrower marital or sexual senses available elsewhere should not be imposed uniformly on these two contexts.
Places to read
- Hymn XXVIII · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
φίλανδρε
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XXVIII.4; LV.12