The Orphic Hymns, Hymn 86: Dream, messenger of what is to come
The hymn to Dream, sung over aromatic herbs. Dream is the messenger who tells mortals what is going to happen.
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ΟΝΕΙΡΟΥOneírouOf Dream,θυμίαμαthymíamaIncenseἀρώματαarṓmataaromatics.ΚικλήσκωKiklḗskōI callσεseyou,μάκαρmákarblessed,τανυσίπτερεtanysípterelong-winged,οὖλεoûlebanefulὌνειρεÓneireDream,
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- 86.1 Dream, messenger of what is to come. Of Dream. Incense: aromatics. I call you, blessed, long-winged, baneful Dream, messenger of things…
- 86.3 You wake the mind in sleep. for you come silently in the quiet of sweet sleep, and speaking to the…
- 86.5 Silent to the silent souls. and you yourself quietly send the counsels of the blessed gods in sleep, silently…
- 86.8 Rest from evils, and the gods appeased. so that the good, grasped beforehand in their minds, may lead the life of…
- 86.12 A sweeter end for the pious. For the pious the end is always sweeter. But to the wicked the dream…
- 86.16 Tell me the messages of the gods. But, blessed one, I pray you to tell me the messages of the gods,…
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