The Orphic Hymns, Hymn 83: Ocean, father of gods and men
The hymn to Ocean, sung over aromatic herbs. Ocean is the great river that flows around the whole earth.
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ΩΚΕΑΝΟΥŌkeanoûOf Ocean,θυμίαμαthymíamaIncenseἀρώματαarṓmataaromatics.ὨκεανὸνŌkeanònOceanκαλέωkaléōI call,πατέρʼpatér’fatherἄφθιτονáphthitonimperishable,αἰὲνaièneverἐόνταeóntaexisting,
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- 83.1 Ocean, father of gods and men. Of Ocean. Incense: aromatics. I call Ocean, imperishable father, who always is, the origin…
- 83.4 From whom all rivers flow. from whom come all the rivers and all the sea, and the holy, spring-fed…
- 83.6 Boundary of the earth, beginning of the sky. Hear, blessed one, rich in blessings, greatest purification of the gods, dear boundary of…
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