From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- slayer of Python
Meaning
Apollo is addressed as Python-slayer in a line containing Smintheus, Delphic and seer (XXXIV.4). The compound explicitly names a slaying relation to Python. It is distinct from the geographical adjective Pythian, even though both belong to the hymn’s surrounding Delphic vocabulary.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIV · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
Πυθοκτόνε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXIV.4