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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- child
Meaning
The plural τέκνα expresses a named relation of descent. The Saviours are Zeus's children (Prayer.21), the Stars and Moirai are Night's (VII.3; LIX.1), and the Titans belong to Earth and Heaven (XXXVII.1). These differing parents must remain attached to their own passages; a shared noun for children does not supply a single genealogy for all four groups.
Places to read
- Prayer to Musaeus · Line 21Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
τέκνα
Occurrence inventory
4 in total. Prayer.21; VII.3; XXXVII.1; LIX.1