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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- childbirth
Meaning
Prothyraia's concern at II.11 is with the pains of childbirth. The plural genitive τοκετῶν identifies the kind of pains from which relief is sought. It remains a distinct noun from τίκτω, bear, and from the goddess's own title.
Places to read
- Hymn II · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
τοκετῶν
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. II.11