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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- bringing safety
Meaning
This adjective describes the beneficial character of a divine arrival. Rhea and Leukothea are asked to come bringing safety, including protection aboard ships; the Kouretes' saving presence joins fair-weather and gentleness at XXXVIII.24. It qualifies an agent or condition rather than supplying another occurrence of the noun σωτήρ.
Places to read
- Hymn XIV · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
σωτήριοι; σωτήριος
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. XIV.12; XXXVIII.24; LXXIV.7; LXXIV.9