From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- giver of wealth
Meaning
Daimon is a wealth-giver when he enters a house in abundance (LXXIII.4). The following reversal, in which he chills mortal life, makes this one side of his changing effect. The title identifies a beneficial action rather than promising uninterrupted household prosperity.
Places to read
- Hymn LXXIII · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πλουτοδότην
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LXXIII.4