Explained vocabulary

Giver of wealth — πλουτοδότειρα

πλουτοδότειρα

ploutodoteira

Demeter is the wealth-giving goddess beside “feeder of the corn-ear” at XL.3.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
giver of wealth

Meaning

Demeter is the wealth-giving goddess beside “feeder of the corn-ear” at XL.3. The neighbourhood links prosperity to agricultural nourishment. The feminine title names her as giver; it does not make her identical with the separately named Ploutos.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XL · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

πλουτοδότειρα

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XL.3

Lexical references

LSJ πλουτοδοτήρ (n83982)