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The Orphic Hymns, Hymn 48: Sabazios, who sewed the child into his thigh

Sabazios, a god from Phrygia, is called "son of Kronos", which makes him Zeus himself. He sewed the unborn Dionysus into his thigh. A line or more is missing here, after the third line; when the text resumes, the child is on his way to Mount Tmolus in Lydia and to Hippa.

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• 48.1 Sabazios, who sewed the child into his thigh. Hear, father, son of Kronos, Sabazios, glorious god, you who sewed Bacchus Dionysus, the…
• 48.5 Ruler of Phrygia, most kingly of all. But, blessed one, ruler of Phrygia, most kingly of all, may you come kindly…

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