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A hymn to Dionysus as Trieterikos, the god of the festival held every other year, made almost entirely of titles, many of them gathered from the hymns just before it.
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How it opens, word by word ΤΡΙΕΤΗΡΙΚΟΥ Trietērikoû Of Trieterikos , θυμίαμα thymíama Incense ἀρώματα arṓmata aromatics . Κικλήσκω Kiklḗskō I call σε se you , μάκαρ mákar blessed one , πολυώνυμε polyṓnyme many-named , μαινόλα mainóla raving , Βακχεῦ Bakcheû Bakcheus ,
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52.1 Many-named, raving Bakcheus. Of Trieterikos. Incense: aromatics. I call you, blessed one, many-named, raving Bakcheus, bull-horned, god…52.4 Father of the gods, and son. god of the night, Eubouleus, wearing the headband, shaker of the thyrsus, secret rite,…52.7 Leader of the revels. eater of raw flesh, scepter-bearer, mad for the dance, leader of the revels, celebrating…52.10 Eros and Paian; come, always welcome. roaming the mountains, Eros, clad in fawnskin, honored every year, Paian armed with the…Open Hymn 52 in the full reader
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