Explained vocabulary

Female archer — τοξότις

τοξότις

toxotis

Artemis is addressed as an archer at XXXVI.2.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
female archer

Meaning

Artemis is addressed as an archer at XXXVI.2. The feminine noun is directly suited to the named goddess and remains a separate lookup entry from masculine τοξότης. Its local force is the activity of archery, not a description of the precise shape of her bow.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXXVI · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

τοξότι

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXVI.2

Lexical references

LSJ τοξότις (n104319)