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The Orphic Hymns, Hymn 22: Tethys, the bride of Ocean

The hymn to the Sea calls on Tethys, the wife of Ocean, who lies all around the earth.

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• 22.1 Tethys, the bride of Ocean. Of the Sea. Incense: frankincense powder. I call the bride of Ocean, grey-eyed Tethys,…
• 22.4 Storm and calm. you who break your tall waves on the beaches and the rocks, then lie…
• 22.7 Mother of Aphrodite and of the clouds. mother of Aphrodite, mother of the dark clouds and of every spring of the…
• 22.9 Send a fair wind to the ships. Hear me, most revered one, and help us kindly, blessed one, sending a fair…

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