Note 1331 — Chapter X · ORPHIC MYSTERIES. (continued 2)
Reading edition
πτύον according to Vaniček is from the root pu, meaning to cleanse, which in its various modifications gives us πῦρ πνέω. κόσκινον like κεσκίον is a reduplicated form of sak, ska, ski to separate. The symbolism of the sieve will be discussed later. In meaning it is identical with cribrum; both are ‘separators.’