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11. To Pan Incense: et varia |
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I call upon Pan, the pastoral god, and upon the univese, That is, upon sky and sea and land, queen of all, And the immortal fires; all these are Pan's realm. Come, O blessed, frolicsome and restless companion of the seasons! Goat-limbed, reveling, lover of frenzy, star-haunting, You weave your playful song into cosmic harmony, And you induce the phantasies of dread into the mind or mortals. Your delight is at Springs, among goatherds and oxherds, And you dance with the nymphs, you keen-eyed hunter and lover of Echo. Present in all growth, begetter of all, many-named divinity, Lord of the cosmos, light-bringing and fructifying Paian, Cave-loving and wrathful, a veritable Zeus with horns! The earth's endless plain is supported by you, And to you yield the deep-flowing water of the untiring sea, And Okeanos who girds the earth with his eddying stream, And the air we breathe, which kindles all life, And, above us, the sublime eye of weightless fire. At your behest, all these things are kept wide apart. Your providence alters the natures of all, And on the boundless earth you offer nourishment to mankind. Come, frenzy-loving and gamboling god; Come to these sacred libations, bring my life to a good conclusion, And send Pan's madness to the ends of the earth. |
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12. To Herakles Incense: Frankincense |
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Herakles, stout-hearted and mighty, powerful Titan, Strong-handed, indomitable, author of valiant deeds, You change your form, O everlasting and kindly father of time. Ineffable, wild, lord of all to whom many pray, All-conquering and meddlesome, archer and seer, Omnivorous begetter of all, and most sublime helper, Who, for the sake of men, subdued and tamed savages races, Beacuse you desired peace, which brings dazzling honors and nurtures youths. Self-grown, unwearying, bravest child of earth. You hurled your primeval thunderbolts, O illustrious Paian. Round your head dawn and dark night cling, And your twelve deeds of valor stretch from east to west. Immortal, world-wise, boundless and irrepressible, Come, O blessed, bringing all charms against disease; With club in hand, drive evil bane away, And with your poisonous darts ward off cruel death. |
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13. To Kronos Incense: Storax |
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Everlasting father of blessed gods and men, Resourceful, pure, mighty and powerful Titan, You consume all things and replenish them too. Unbreakable is the hold you have on the boundless cosmos, O Kronos, begetter of time, Kronos of contrasting discourse, Child of earth and starry sky. In you there is birth and decline, august and prudent lord of Rhea, Who, as progenitor, dwell in every part of the world. Hear my supplicant voice, O wiley and brave one, And bring an ever blameless end to a good life. |
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14. To Rhea Incense: Aromatic Herbs |
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Mighty Rhea, daughter of many-faced Protogonos, Your sacred chariot is drawn by bull-slaying lions. The sound of drums and cymbals, O frenzy-loving maiden, is yours, And you are the mother of the aegis-bearing Olympian lord. Illustrious and honored, you are Kronos' blessed consort, And you delight in the moutains and in the horrid shrieks of mortals. Strong-spirited Rhea, queen of queens, lover of the battle din, Liar, savior, redeemer, first by birth, you are mother of gods and mortal men. From you come the earth, the wide sky above, the sea and the winds. Ethereal and restless, come, O blessed goddess, as a gentle-minded savior. Bring peace and a wealth of possessions, And send death and mire to the ends of the earth. |
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