Explained vocabulary

Living by craft — τεχνοδίαιτος

τεχνοδίαιτος

tekhnodiaitos

Hephaistos is addressed as τεχνοδίαιτε at LXVI.3.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
living by craft

Meaning

Hephaistos is addressed as τεχνοδίαιτε at LXVI.3. Craft characterizes his activity or manner of life, rather than simply being an object he owns. The compound connects naturally with the hymn's artisan imagery, without importing the modern separation between fine art and technology.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXVI · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

τεχνοδίαιτε

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXVI.3

Lexical references

LSJ τεχνοδίαιτος (n103720)