The Orphic Hymns, Hymn 36: Hear me, many-named daughter of Zeus
The hymn to Artemis, sung over frankincense powder, begins with her names: archer, torch-bearer, Diktynna, goddess of childbirth.
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ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟΣArtémidosOf Artemis,θυμίαμαthymíamaIncenseμάννανmánnanfrankincense powder.ΚλῦθίKlŷthíHearμευmeume,ὦôOβασίλειαbasíleiaqueen,ΔιὸςDiòsof Zeusπολυώνυμεpolyṓnymemany-namedκούρηkoúrēdaughter,
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- 36.1 Hear me, many-named daughter of Zeus. Of Artemis. Incense: frankincense powder. Hear me, queen, many-named daughter of Zeus, Titaness, loud-roaring,…
- 36.4 Helper in labor, untouched by it. helper in the pains of labor and never initiated into them yourself, loosener of…
- 36.7 Of manly form, nurse of the young. invoked, gracious, deliverer, of manly form, upright, giver of quick births, goddess who nurses…
- 36.10 Lady of the mountain woods. you who haunt the forests of the mountains, deer-shooter, revered, mistress, queen of all,…
- 36.13 Send sickness to the mountain tops. Come, savior goddess, dear one, gracious to all the initiates, bringing fine fruits from…
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