From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- of summer; of harvest
Meaning
Demeter delights in summer sickles and comes heavy with summer fruits in XL.11 and XL.18. The adjective joins the season with its work and produce. It does not mean that the sickles themselves grow in summer, nor does it name a separate species of fruit.
Places to read
- Hymn XL · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
θερείοις
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. XL.11; XL.18