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The Orphic Hymns, Hymn 20: I call the loud-thundering one

A short hymn to Zeus of the lightning, one sentence long. It begins with a pile of titles for the god of the flash.

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ΔΙΟΣDiósOf ZeusΑΣΤΡΑΠΙΟΥAstrapíouof the Lightning,θυμίαμαthymíamaIncenseλιβανομάννανlibanománnanfrankincense powder.ΚικλήσκωKiklḗskōI callμέγανmégangreat,ἁγνόνhagnónholy,ἐρισμάραγονerismáragonloud-thundering,περίφαντονperíphantonrenowned,

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