Orphikoi Hymnoi

Hekate

Einodin Hekatn kliz, trioditin, erannn,

ouranian chthonian te kai einalian, krokopeplon,
tymbidian, psychais nekyn meta bakcheuousan,
Perseian, philermon, agallomenn elaphoisi,
nykterian, skylakitin, amaimaketon basileian,
throbromon, azston, aprosmachon eidos echousan,
tauropolon, pantos kosmou klidouchon anassan,
hgemonn, nymphn, kourotrophon, ouresiphoitin,
lissomenois kourn teletais hosiaisi pareinai
boukoli eumeneousan aei kecharoti thymi.

Ouranos

Ourane pangenetr, kosmou meros aien ateires,

presbygenethl', arch pantn pantn te teleut,
kosme patr, sphairdon helissomenos peri gaian,
oike then makarn, rhombou dinsin hodeun,
ouranios chthonios te phylax pantn peribltheis,
en sternoisin echn physes atlton anankn,
kyanochrs, adamaste, panaiole, aiolomorphe,
panderkes, Kronotekne, makar, panypertate daimon,
klyth' epagn zn hosian mysti neophanti.

Phanes

Prtogonon kale diphy, megan, aitheroplankton,

iogen, chryseaisin agallomenon pterygessi,
taurboan, genesin makarn thntn t' anthrpn,
sperma polymnston, polyorgion, rikepaion,
arrton, kryphion rhoiztora, pamphaes ernos,
ossn hos skotoessan apmaursas homichln
pant dintheis pterygn rhipais kata kosmon
lampron agn phaos hagnon, aph' hou se Phanta kiklsk
de Pripon anakta kai Antaugn helikpon.
alla, makar, polymti, polyspore, baine gegths
es teletn hagnian polypoikilon orgiophantais.

Helios

Klythi makar, panderkes echn ainion omma,

Titan chrysaugs, Hyperin, ouranion phs,
autophys, akamas, zin hdeia prosopsi,
dexie men genetr ous, eunyme nyktos,
krasin echn hrn, tetrabamosi possi choreun,
eudrome, rhoiztr, pyroeis, phaidrpe, diphreuta,
rhombou apeiresiou dineumasin oimon elaunn,
eusebesin kathodge kaln, zamens asebousin,
chrsolyr, kosmou ton enarmonion dromon helkn,
ergn smantr agathn, hrotrophe koure,
kosmokratr, syrikta, pyridrome, kykloelikte,
phsphore, aiolodikte, pheresbie, karpime Paian,
aithals, amiante, chronou pater, athanate Zeu,
eudie, pasiphas, kosmou to peridromon omma,
sbennymene lampn te kalais aktisi phaeinais,
deikta dikaiosyns, philonamate, despota kosmou,
pistophylax, aiei panypertate, pasin arge,
omma dikaiosyns, zs phs; elasippe,
mastigi ligyri tetraoron harma dikn,
klythi logn, hdyn de bion mystisi prophaine.

Zeus

Zeu polytimte, Zeu aphthite, tnde toi hmeis

martyrian tithemestha lytrion de proseuxin.
basileu, dia sn kephaln ephan tade theia,
gaia thea mtr oren th' hypschees ochthoi,
kai pontos kai panth', hopos' ouranos entos etaxe
Zeu Kronie, skptouche, kataibata, ombrimothyme,
pantogenethl', arch pantn, pantn te teleut,
seisichthn, auxta, katharsie, pantotinakta,
astrapaie, brontaie, keraunie, phytalie Zeu;
klythi meu, aiolomorphe, didou d' hygieian amemph
eirnn te thean kai ploutou doxan amempton.
Zeus Keraunou

Zeu pater, hypsidromon pyraugea kosmon elaunn,

straptn aitheriou sterops panypertaton aigln,
pammakarn hedranon theiais brontaisi tinassn,
namasi pannephelois steropn phlegethousan anaithn;
lailapas, ombrous, prstras kraterous te keraunous,
balln es rothious phlogerous, bepheessi kalyptn
pamphlektous, kraterous, phrikdeas, ombrimothymous,
ptnon hoplon deinon, klonokardion, orthoetheiron,
aiphnidion, brontaion, anikton belos hagnon
rhoizou apeiresiou dineumasi pamphagon hormi,
arrkton, barythymon, amaimaketon prstros
ouranion belos oxy kataibatou aithaloentos,
hon kai gaia pephrike thalassa te pamphanonta,
kai thres ptssousin, hotan ktypos ouas eselthi;
marmairei de prosp' augais, smaragei de keraunos
aitheros en gyaloisi; diarrxas de chitna
ouranion prokalymma balleis argta keraunon.
alla, makar, thymon kymasi pontou
d' oren koryphaisi; to son kratos ismen hapantes.
alla chareis loibaisi didou phresin aisima panta
zn t' olbiothymon, homou th' hygieian anassan,
eirnn te theon, kourotrophon, aglaotimon,
kai bion euthymoisin aei thallonta logismois.

Zeus Astrapaios

Kiklsk megan, hagnon, erismaragon, periphanton,

aerion, phlogoenta, pyridromon, aeropheng,
astraptonta selas nephen patagodromi audi,
phrikd, barymnin, anikton theon hagnon,
astrapaion Dia, pangenetn, basila megiston,
eumeneonta pherein glykern biotoio teleutn.
Hermes

Klythi mou, Hermeia, Dios angele, Maiados huie,

pankrates tor echn, enagnie, koirane thntn,
euphrn, poikiloboule, diaktore argeiphonta,
ptnopedile, philandre, logou thntoisi prophta,
gymnasin hos chaireis doliais t' apatais, trophiouche,
hermneu pantn, kerdempore, lysimerimne,
hos cheiressin echeis eirns hoplon amemphes,
Krykita, makar, eriounie, poikilomythe,
ergasiais eparge, phile thntois en anankais,
glsss deinon hoplon to sebasmion anthrpoisi;
klythi mou euchomenou, biotou telos esthlon opazn
ergasisi, logou charisin, kai mnmosynsin.

Pallas

Pallas mounogens, megalou Dios ekgone semn,

dia makaira thea, polemoklone, ombrimothyme,
arrte, rht, megalnyme, antrodiaite,
h diepeis ochthous hypsauchenas akrreious
d' orea skioenta, napaisi te sn phrena terpeis,
hoplochars, oistrousa brotn psychas maniaisi,
gymnazousa kor, phrikd thymon echousa,
Gorgophon, phygolektre, technn mter polyolbe,
hormasteira, philoistre kakois, agathois de phronsis;
arsn men kai thlys ephys, polemtoke mti,
aiolomorphe, drakaina, philenthee, aglaotime,
Phlegrain oleteira Gigantn, hippelateira,
Tritogeneia, lyteira kakn, nikphore daimon,
mata kai nyktas aiei neataisin en hrais,
klythi meu euchomenou, dos d' eirnn polyolbon
kai korn d' hygieian ep' euolboisin en hrais,
glaukph', heuresitechne, polyllist basileia.
Nike

Eudynaton kale Nikn, thntoisi potheinn,

h moun lyei thntn enagnion hormn
kai stasin alginoessan ep' antipaloisi machaisin,
en polemois krinousa tropaiouchoisin ep' ergois,
hois an ephormainousa pherois glykertaton euchos;
pantn gar krateeis, pass d' eridos kleos esthlon
Niki ep' eudoxi keitai thaliaisi bryazon.
alla, makair', elthois pepothmen ommati phaidri
aiei ep' eudoxois ergois telos esthlon agousa.

Apollon

Elthe, makar Paian, Tityoktone, Phoibe Lykreu,

Memphit', aglaotime, iie, olbiodta,
chrysolyr, spermeie, arotrie, Pythie, Titan,
Gryneie, Smintheu, Pythoktone, Delphike, manti,
agrie, phsphore daimon, erasmie, kydime koure,
Mousageta, charopoie, hekbole, toxobelemne,
Bakchie kai Didymeu, hekaerge, Loxia, hagne,
Dli' anax, panderkes echn phaesimbroton omma,
chrysokoma, katharas phmas chrsmous t' anaphainn;
klythi meu euchomenou lan hyper euphroni thymi;
tonde sy gar leusseis ton apeiriton aithera panta
gaian t' olbiomoiron hyperthe te kai di' amolgou,
nyktos en hsychiaisin hyp' asteroommaton orphnn
rhizas nerthe dedorkas, echeis de te peirata kosmou
pantos; soi d' arch te teleut t' esti melousa,
pantothals, sy de panta polon kithari polykrekti
harmozeis, hote men neats epi termata bainn,
allote d' auth' hypatn, pote Drion eis diakosmon
panta polon kirnas krineis biothremmona phyla,
harmonii kerasas tn pankosmion andrasi moiran,
mixas cheimnos thereos t' ison amphoteroisin,
eis hypatas cheimna, theros neatais diakrinas,
Drion eis earos polyratou hrion anthos.
enthen epnymin se brotoi klizousin anakta,
Pana, theon dikert', anemn syrigmath' hienta;
houneka pantos echeis kosmou sphragida typtin.
klythi makar, szn mystas hiketridi phni.

Aphrodite

Ourania, polyumne, philommeids Aphrodit,

pontogens, geneteira thea, philopannyche, semn,
nykteria zeukteira, doloploke mter Ananks
panta gar ek sethen estin, hypezeux de <te> kosmon
kai krateeis trissn moirn, gennais de ta panta,
hossa t' en ourani esti kai en gaii polykarpi
en pontou te bythi te, semn Bakchoio paredre,
terpomen thaliaisi, gamostole mter Ertn,
Peithoi lektrochars, kryphia, charidti,
phainomen, t' aphans, eratoplokam', eupatereia,
nymphidia syndaiti then, skptouche, lykaina,
gennodoteira, philandre, potheinotat, biodti,
h zeuxasa brotous achalintoisin anankais
kai thrn poly phylon ertomann hypo philtrn;
ercheo, Kyprogenes theion genos, eit' en' Olympi
essi, thea basileia, kali gthousa prospi,
eite kai eulibanou Syris hedos amphipoleueis,
eite sy g' en pedioisi syn harmasi chryseoteuktois
Aigyptou katecheis hiers gonimdea loutra,
kai kykneioisin ochois epi pontion oidma
erchomen chaireis ktn kykliaisi choreiais,
nymphais terpi kyanpisin en chthoni dii
thinas ep' aigialois psammdesin halmati kouphi;
eit en Kypri, anassa, trophi seo, entha kalai se
parthenoi admtai nymphai t' ana pant eniauton
hymnousin, se, makaira, kai ambroton hagnon Adnin.
elthe, makaira thea mal' epraton eidos echousa;
psychi gar se kal semni hagioisi logoisin.

Eros

Kiklsk megan, hagnon, erasmion, hdyn Erta,

toxalk, pteroenta, pyridromon, eudromon hormi,
sympaizonta theois de thntois anthrpois,
eupalamon, diphy, pantn klidas echonta,
aitheros ouraniou, pontou, chthonos, d' hosa thntois
pneumata pantogenethla thea boskei chlookarpos,
d' hosa Tartaros eurys echei pontos th' halidoupos;
mounos gar toutn pantn oika kratyneis.
alla, makar, katharais gnmais mystaisi synerchou,
phaulous d' ektopious th' hormas apo tnd' apopempe.

Hypnos

Hypne, anax makarn pantn thntn t anthrpn

kai pantn zin, hoposa trephei eureia chthn;
pantn gar krateeis mounos kai pasi proserchi
smata desmeun en achalkeutoisi pedisi,
lysimerimne, kopn hdeian echn anapausin
kai pass lyps hieron paramythion erdn;
kai thanatou meletn epageis psychas diaszn;
autokasigntos gar ephys Lths Thanatou te.
alla, makar, litomai se kekramenon hdyn hikanein
szont eumenes mystas theioisin ep ergois.

ORPHEUS PROS MOUSAION

Manthane d, Mousaie, thypolin perisemnn,

euchn, h d toi propherester estin hapasen.
Zeu basileu kai Gaia kai ouraniai phloges hagnai
Heliou, Mns th' hieron selas Astra te panta;
kai sy, Poseidaon gaioche, kyanochaita,
Phersephon th' hagn Dmtr t' aglaokarpe
Artemi t' iocheaira, kor, kai ie Phoibe,
hos Delphn naieis hieron pedon; hos te megistas
timas en makaressin echeis, Dionyse choreuta;
Ares t' ombrimothyme kai Hphaistou menos hagnon
aphrogens te thea, megalnyma dra lachousa;
kai sy, katachthonin basileu, meg' hypeiroche daimon,
Hb t' Eileithuia kai Hrakleos menos u;
kai to Dikaiosyns te kai Eusebis meg' oneiar
kiklsk Nymphas te klytas kai Pana megiston
Hrn t', aigiochoio Dios thalern parakoitin;
Mnmosynn t' eratn Mousas t' epikeklomai hagnas
ennea kai Charitas te kai Hras d' Eniauton
Lt t' euplokamon thein semnn te Dinn
Kourtas t' enoplous Korybantas t' de Kabeirous
kai megalous Stras homou, Dios aphthita tekna,
Idaious te theous d' angelon Ouraninn,
Hermeian kryka, Themin th', hieroskopon andrn,
Nykta te presbistn kale kai phsphoron mar,
Pistin t' de Dikn kai amymona Thesmodoteiran,
Rheian t' de Kronon kai Tthyn kyanopeplon
keanon te megan, syn t' keanoio thygatras
Atlantos te kai Ainos meg' hypeirochon ischyn
kai Chronon aenaon kai to Stygos aglaon hydr
meilichious te theous, agathn t' epi toisi Pronoian
Daimona t' gatheon kai Daimona pmona thntn,
Daimonas ouranious kai erious kai enydrous
kai chthonious kai hypochthonious d' empyriphoitous,
kai Semeln Bakchou te syneuastras hapantas,
In Leukothen te Palaimona t' olbiodtn,
Nikn th' hdyepeian id' Adrsteian anassan
kai basila megan Asklpion piodtn
Pallada t' egremachn kourn, Anemous te propantas
kai Brontas Kosmou te mer tetrakionos aud;
Mtera t' athanatn, Attin kai Mna kiklsk
Ouranin te thean, syn t' ambroton hagnon Adnin
Archn t' de Peras, to gar epleto pasi megiston,
eumeneas elthein kecharmenon tor echontas
tnde thypolin hiern spondn t' epi semnn.