From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- whirring mover; rushing one
Meaning
Helios and Protogonos are described as rushing or whirring agents (VIII.6; VI.5). For Protogonos, the masculine agent noun remains masculine beside the neuter image of a shining shoot. At VIII.6 the apparatus reports ῥιζωτήρ; its precise root-related sense is uncertain and should not replace the adopted sound-and-motion description.
Places to read
- Hymn VI · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ῥοιζῆτορ; ῥοιζήτορα
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. VI.5; VIII.6