Explained vocabulary

Signifier — σημάντωρ

σημάντωρ

sēmantōr

The Stars signify every allotted fate, while Helios signifies or directs good works (VII.6; VIII.10).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
signifier; guide

Meaning

The Stars signify every allotted fate, while Helios signifies or directs good works (VII.6; VIII.10). The agent noun covers indication and guidance. The star-passage explicitly connects signs with destiny, but neither occurrence supplies a complete method of prediction on its own.

Places to read

  1. Hymn VII · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

σημάντορες; σημάντωρ

Occurrence inventory

2 in total. VII.6; VIII.10

Lexical references

LSJ σημάντωρ (n93802)