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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- nourishing the corn-ear
Meaning
Demeter feeds the grain-ear in the same line that calls her wealth-giving and all-bestowing (XL.3). The compound specifies one concrete form of her nourishing work. It makes the agricultural basis of the accompanying prosperity-language especially clear.
Places to read
- Hymn XL · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
σταχυοτρόφε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XL.3