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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- greatly revered mistress
Meaning
Demeter is πολυπότνια to mortals in a line that also calls her sole-born and mother of many children (XL.16). The intensified feminine title praises her authority and reverence among human beings. It is a description of Demeter, not a second goddess introduced into the address.
Places to read
- Hymn XL · Line 16Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πολυπότνια
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XL.16