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The Orphic Hymns, Hymn 5: The high-roofed might of Zeus

Aether is the bright, burning air high above the clouds, where the stars shine. The hymn calls it the might of Zeus, the prop that holds up the stars, the sun and the moon.

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• 5.1 The high-roofed might of Zeus. Of Aether. Incense: saffron. O you who hold the high-roofed might of Zeus, never…
• 5.4 Best element of the world. high-shining Aether, best element of the world, bright offspring, bringer of light, starlit: I…

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