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The Orphic Hymns, Hymn 24: Fifty maidens reveling on the waves

The daughters of Nereus, the sea nymphs, dance on the waves like the followers of Dionysus.

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ΝΗΡΗΙΔΩΝNērēídōnOf the Nereids,θυμίαμαthymíamaIncenseἀρώματαarṓmataaromatics.ΝηρέοςNēréosof Nereusεἰναλίουeinalíouof the seaνύμφαιnýmphaiNymphsκαλυκώπιδεςkalykṓpidesrosebud-faced,ἁγναίhagnaípure,φρικαλέαιphrikaléaidread,

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