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The Orphic Hymns, Hymn 58: Holding the keys of all things

A hymn to Eros, the winged archer who plays with gods and men, and the power who holds the keys of everything.

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• 58.1 Holding the keys of all things. Of Eros. Incense: aromatics. I call great, pure, lovely, sweet Eros, mighty with the…
• 58.5 You alone hold the helm. of the heavenly aether, of the sea, of the earth, and of all the…
• 58.9 Send base impulses away. But, blessed one, come with pure minds to join the initiates, and send base…

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