In thee, when stretch'd upon the bed of grief, the sex as in a mirror view relief. O venerable goddess, hear my pray'r, for labour pains are thy peculiar care Propitious grant our just desires success, accept our homage, and the incense bless. On the rough rock to wander thee delights, leader and nurse be present to our rites Persian, unconquerable huntress hail! The world's key-bearer never doom'd to fail Sepulchral, in a saffron veil array'd, leas'd with dark ghosts that wander thro' the shade I call Einodian Hecate, lovely dame, of earthly, wat'ry, and celestial frame, With dreadful roaring struggling hard for vent Īttis, the mother of the pow'rs on high, and fair Adonis, never doom'd to die,Įnd and beginning he is all to all, these with propitious aid I gently call Īnd to my holy sacrifice invite, the pow'r who reigns in deepest hell and night ![]() Thunders and Winds in mighty columns pent, Great Esculapius, skill'd to cure disease,Īnd dread Minerva, whom fierce battles please Palæmon bounteous, and Adrastria great, and sweet-tongu'd Victory, with success elate Or live in air, in water, earth, or fire, or deep beneath the solid ground retire.īacchus and Semele the friends of all, and white Leucothea of the sea I call Illustrious Providence, the noble train of dæmon forms, who fill th' ætherial plain The Stygian pool, and placid Gods beside,Īnd various Genii, that o'er men preside I call great Ocean, and the beauteous train of nymphs, who dwell in chambers of the main Ītlas the strong, and ever in its prime, vig'rous Eternity, and endless Time Saturn and Rhea, and great Thetis too, hid in a veil of bright celestial blue: With ancient Night, and Day-light I implore,Īnd Faith, and Justice dealing right adore Th' Idæan Gods, the angel of the skies, and righteous Themis, with sagacious eyes With those who spring from Jove the king of all: The various year, the Graces, and the Hours ,įair-hair'd Latona, and Dione's pow'rs Īrmed Curetes, household Gods I call, To Juno sacred, and to Mem'ry fair, and the chaste Muses I address my pray'r Justice and Piety august I call, and much-fam'd nymphs, and Pan the god of all. ![]() With Hebe young, and Hercules the strong, and you to whom the cares of births belong: The mighty pow'r who rose from foam to light, and Pluto potent in the realms of night The huntress Dian, and bright Phœbus rays, far-darting God, the theme of Delphic praise Īnd Bacchus, honour'd by the heav'nly choir,Īnd raging Mars, and Vulcan god of fire Thee Neptune, ruler of the sea profound, dark-hair'd, whose waves begirt the solid ground Ĭeres abundant, and of lovely mien,Īnd Proserpine infernal Pluto's queen The Moon's pure splendor, and the Stars of night Jove I invoke, the Earth, and Solar Light , To Thanatus (Death) THE ORPHIC HYMNS 1 - 40, TRANSLATED BY THOMAS TAYLOR TO MUSÆUSĪnd learn what rites to sacrifice belong. For the sake of clarity I have reinserted the Greek names from the source text in square brackets.Ĩ6. Taylor has translated most of the Greek names to their Latin equivalents. I have compacted each of Taylor's verse couplets into a single line to shorten the page and make the information easier to print.Ģ. ![]() See the booklist (left below) for details of these two volumes and other related works on Orphism.ġ. However a much more accurate, modern translation by A. The 1792 translation by Taylor with his notes is still available in print. They are based on the beliefs of Orphism, a mystery cult or religious philosophy which claimed descent from the teachings of the mythical hero Orpheus. THE ORPHIC HYMNS are a collection of 87 short religious poems composed in either the late Hellenistic (C3rd or C2nd B.C.) or early Roman (C1st to C2nd A.D.) era.
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