The Orphic Hymns, Hymn 61: All-seeing Nemesis
A hymn to Nemesis, the goddess of retribution, who watches the lives of all mortals; its heading names no incense.
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ΝΕΜΕΣΕΩΣNeméseōsof NemesisΥΜΝΟΣhýmnosA hymn.ὮÔOΝέμεσιNémesiNemesis,κλῄζωklḗizōI callσεseyou,θεάtheágoddess,βασίλειαbasíleiaqueenμεγίστηmegístēgreatest,
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- 61.1 All-seeing Nemesis. A hymn of Nemesis. O Nemesis, I call you, goddess, greatest queen, all-seeing, who…
- 61.3 Hating the many-colored word. eternal, most revered, delighting only in the just, but hating speech that is many-colored…
- 61.6 You see all and hear all. For the mind of every man is always your concern, and no soul escapes…
- 61.10 Grant a good mind. Come, blessed one, pure, always a helper to the initiates; grant them a good…
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