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Omodamos
Raw-Tamer
also: Ὠμόδαμόν
The last of the five kiln-wrecking daimons invoked in the Kiln-song, said to bring 'many evils upon this craft'; his name suggests one who mishandles pots while the clay is still raw, ruining the firing.
Reading notes
- The Epigrams of Homer §14 Raw-Tamer
The last of the five kiln-wrecking daimons invoked here, said to bring 'many evils upon this craft'; his name suggests one who mishandles pots while the clay is still raw, ruining the firing.