From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- toil; painful labour
Meaning
Eileithyia releases childbirth pains, Night gives rest from toil, and Ares is asked to let go heart-grieving suffering (II.9; III.6; LXV.6). The noun’s range connects effort and pain without making all three situations identical. Its particular burden is supplied by birth, rest or warfare.
Places to read
- Hymn II · Line 9Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πόνον; πόνους; πόνων
Occurrence inventory
3 in total. II.9; III.6; LXV.6