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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- fostering growth
Meaning
Zeus is invoked as growth-fostering at XV.9. The epithet gives his generative power an organic expression, appropriate to the petition's desired benefits. The dictionary connects the formation with φυτάλμιος; no independent plant noun is supplied by the compound.
Places to read
- Hymn XV · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
φυτάλιε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XV.9