From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- of seed; presiding over seed
Meaning
Apollo receives the title beside his plough-related epithet, and Demeter’s feminine σπερμείη begins a sequence of heap, threshing-floor and green-fruit descriptions (XXXIV.3; XL.5). The contexts are agricultural. The reported σπέρμιε at XXXIV.3 is a distinct alternative formation, not grounds for substituting an unrelated month-name.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXIV · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
σπερμείη; σπερμεῖος
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XXXIV.3; XL.5