Explained vocabulary

Moulder — πλάστειρα

πλάστειρα

plasteira

The feminine agent noun calls Physis a moulder at X.20.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
moulder; fashioner

Meaning

The feminine agent noun calls Physis a moulder at X.20. The surrounding descriptions of craft and creation make the shaping sense concrete without identifying a particular material. It names the fashioning power, not a shaped product.

Places to read

  1. Hymn X · Line 20Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

πλάστειρα

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. X.20

Lexical references

LSJ πλάστειρα (n83497)