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The Orphic Hymns, Hymn 79: Themis, child of Heaven and Earth

The hymn to Themis, sung over frankincense. Themis is the goddess of what is right and established, and the hymn begins with her parents, Heaven and Earth.

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• 79.1 Themis, child of Heaven and Earth. Of Themis. Incense: frankincense. I call the pure child of Heaven, Themis, daughter of…
• 79.3 The first oracle at Delphi. who first showed mortals the holy oracle, giving oracles to the gods in the…
• 79.6 Teacher of Apollo. who also taught lord Phoebus the laws of prophecy; all-honored, beautiful, revered, roaming by…
• 79.8 First to show the holy rites. For you were the first to reveal holy rites to mortals, crying euoi to…
• 79.11 Come gracious to your rites. But, blessed one, come gracious and with a kindly will to your holy rites…

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