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The Orphic Hymns, Hymn 57: On the road of no return

A hymn to Hermes as the guide who leads the souls of the dead below. Here he is the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite.

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ΕΡΜΟΥHermoûOf HermesΧΘΟΝΙΟΥChthoníouof the underworld,θυμίαμαthymíamaIncenseστύρακαstýrakastorax.ΚωκυτοῦKōkytoûof KokytosναίωνnaíōnDwellingἀνυπόστροφονanypóstrophonfrom which none returnοἶμονoîmonroadἀνάγκηςanánkēsof Necessity,

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