Explained vocabulary

Much-honoured — πολύτιμος

πολύτιμος

polytimos

Persephone is the much-honoured wife of Plouton at XXIX.3.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
much-honoured; greatly valued

Meaning

Persephone is the much-honoured wife of Plouton at XXIX.3. The adjective praises her standing within that direct address and does not name a payment or material price. It overlaps with πολυτίμητος but is a distinct formation.

Places to read

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

Attested forms

πολύτιμε

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXIX.3

Consequential readings

AV029_01

Lexical references

LSJ πολύτιμος (n85430)