From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- she who joins; yoker
Meaning
Aphrodite is addressed as ζεύκτειρα at LV.3 between nocturnal and guile-weaving epithets. The feminine agent noun makes joining or yoking her activity, appropriate to the hymn’s account of desire and compulsion. It does not name a literal piece of harness; compare ζυγόν for the yoke itself.
Places to read
- Hymn LV · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ζεύκτειρα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. LV.3