From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- sight; welcome appearance
Meaning
Prothyraia is a sweet sight to women in labour and Helios a sweet sight to living beings (II.2; VIII.3). The feminine noun names the welcome appearance offered by either deity. Its grammatical gender remains feminine even when the addressee is the male Helios.
Places to read
- Hymn II · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
πρόσοψι
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. II.2; VIII.3