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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- productive of many creations
Meaning
Physis is πολύκτιτος both near the beginning of her hymn and in its sequence of craft and moulding terms (X.2, 20). LSJ supports an active “building much” interpretation. The English “of many foundings” is therefore best kept broad, rather than expanded into a catalogue of temples or cult foundations not named here.
Places to read
- Hymn X · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πολύκτιτε
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. X.2; X.20
Lexical references
Further source
LSJ, πολύκτιτος. Lexical sense or textual qualification checked in the official Perseus LSJ entry; the supplied Greek remains primary.