Brimo
Orphic · deity · Orphic traditional religion; continuing · deity
Brimo is a name for something frightening met in the dark. It belongs with a verb for snorting or raging, and like Eukles it works as a title rather than a personal name — which is the point, in a mystery cult where the real name was not said. The gold leaves name her among the powers the initiate encounters below. Whether she is Demeter in her terrible aspect, or Hekate, or something older than either, the sources do not agree, and the record does not settle it for them.
Domains
- underworld
- terror
Relations
- ally: Eukles
Sources
- The Orphic gold leaves.
- Scholarly study of the divinities in the Orphic gold leaves, on Brimo's identifications.