Orphic Hymns / ΟΡΦΕΩΣ ΥΜΝΟΙ

Orphic Hymns / ΟΡΦΕΩΣ ΥΜΝΟΙ

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The Orphic Hymns, attributed to the legendary figure Orpheus, are a collection of ancient Greek poems that celebrate various deities. These hymns were recited during the Orphic Mysteries, a series of rituals and initiations believed to offer spiritual enlightenment and purification. The poems reflect a complex cosmology, blending elements of nature with anthropomorphic deities. They explore themes of creation, the soul's journey, and the relationship between the human and the divine.

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2: Ἑκάτης- Προθυραίας - Νυκτός - Οὐρανοῦ
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3: Αἰθέρος- Πρωτογόνου- Ἄστρων- Εἰς Ἥλιον
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4: Εἰς Σελήνην - Φύσεως- Πανός - Ἡρακλέος
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5: Κρόνου - Ῥέας- Διός- Ἥρης
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6: Ποσειδῶνος- Εἰς Πλούτωνα- Κεραυνοῦ Διός- Διὸς Ἀστραπαίου
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7: Νεφέλων - Θαλάσσης - Νηρέως - Νηρηίδων
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8: Πρωτέως- Γῆς- Μητρὸς Θεῶν- Ἑρμοῦ
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9: Ὕμνος Περσεφόνης- Διονύσου - Ὕμνος Κουρήτων - Ἀθηνᾶς
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10: Νίκης - Ἀπόλλωνος- Λητοῦς- Ἀρτέμιδος
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11: Τιτάνων - Κουρήτων- Κορύβαντος - Δήμητρος Ἐλευσινίας
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12: Μητρὸς Ἀνταίας - Μίσης - Ὡρῶν - Σεμέλης
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13: Ὕμνος Διονύσου Βασσαρέως Τριετηρικοῦ - Λικνίτου - Περικιονίου- Σαβαζίου
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14: Ἵπτας - Λυσίου Ληναίου - Νυμφῶν - Τριετηρικοῦ
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15: Ἀμφιετοῦς - Σιληνοῦ Σατύρου Βακχῶν- Εἰς Ἀφροδίτην- Ἀδώνιδος
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16: Ἑρμοῦ Χθονίου - Ἔρωτος - Μοιρῶν - Χαρίτων
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17: Νεμέσεως ὕμνος - Δίκης- Δικαιοσύνης- Ὕμνος Νόμου
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18: Ἄρεος - Ἡφαίστου - Ἀσκληπιοῦ - Ὑγείας
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19: Ἐρινύων - Εὐμενίδων - Μηλινόης- Τύχης
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20: Δαίμονος - Λευκοθέας - Παλαίμονος - Μουσῶν
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21: Μνημοσύνης - Ἠοῦς - Θέμιδος - Βορέου
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22: Ζεφύρου - Νότου - Ὠκεανοῦ
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23: Ἑστίας - Ὕπνου - Ὀνείρου
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24: Θανάτου
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