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Hymn to Demeter of Eleusis #HymnsofOrpheus

8/28/2013

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This is a first-pass attempt to translate the Orphic Hymn to Demeter of Eleusis with the aid of the
Liddell-Scott Greek-English Lexicon.

Demeter is described as giving wealth and happiness and food, the nourisher of children, providing heaps of seed and fruits, driving a chariot drawn by dragons, a single parent of fruit, mortals, and blossoms, and bringing Peace, Law, Wealth, and Health.


40. Δήμητρος - of Demeter 


Ἐλευσινίας, - of Eleusis 
θυμίαμα - incense
στύρακα. - storax

Δηώ, - Deo, Demeter
παμμήτειρα - all (παμ) + mother (μήτειρα) 
θεά, - Goddess
πολυώνυμε - poli, many, multi (πολυ) + named (ώνυμε)
δαῖμον, - spirit

σεμνὴ - solemn, august, revered
Δήμητερ, - Demeter
κουροτρόφε, - child (κουρο) + rearer, nurse, feeder (τρόφε) 
ὀλβιοδῶτι, - whole (ὀλ) + life (βιο) + giver (δῶτι) = happiness/blessing-giver 

πλουτοδότειρα - wealth (πλουτο) + giver (δότειρα) 
θεά, - Goddess
σταχυοτρόφε, - ear of corn (σταχυο) + feeder, rearer, nurse (τρόφε)
παντοδότειρα, - all (παντο) + giver (δότειρα)

εἰρήνηι - Peace, Eirene, peaceful
χαίρουσα - glad, joyful, delight, rejoice
καὶ - and 
ἐργασίαις - work at, manufacture
πολυμόχθοις, - many, multi, poli (πολυ) +toil, hardship, distress, suffering (μόχθοις)

σπερμεία, - sperm, seed
σωρῖτι, - heap, quantity
ἀλωαία, - on the threshing floor
χλοόκαρπε, - green (χλοό) + fruit (καρπε)

ἣ - hear
ναίεις - prevailing
ἁγνοῖσιν - pure
Ἐλευσῖνος - of Eleusis'
γυάλοισιν, - hollow, vale

ἱμερόεσσ', - longing, yearning after; lovely, charming; desire, love
ἐρατή, - lovely
θνητῶν - mortal
θρέπτειρα - feeder, nourisher
προπάντων, - before (προ) + all (πάντων)

ἡ - here
πρώτη - first to (πρώτη)
ζεύξασα - yoke
βοῶν - oxen
ἀροτῆρα - to the plough
τένοντα - sinew, tendon, neck

καὶ - and 
βίον - life
ἱμερόεντα - lovely, charming, sweet
βροτοῖς - mortal human
πολύολβον - many, multi, poli (πολύ) + whole life, prosperity, wealth (ολβον) 
ἀνεῖσα, 

αὐξιθαλής, - promoting, increasing (αὐξι) + abundance, good cheer, festivities (θαλής)
Βρομίοιο - sounding, noisy, boisterous
συνέστιος, - together (συν) + hearth (έστιος) = sharing one's hearth or house
ἀγλαότιμος, - glorious, splendid (ἀγλαό) + honor (τιμος)

λαμπαδόεσσ', - lamp, light, torch (λαμπ) + trajectory (δόεσσ')
ἁγνή, - pure
δρεπάνοις - sickle, scythe, weapon with curved blade, pruning knife
χαίρουσα - glad, joyful, delight
θερείοις· - of summer

σὺ - together
χθονία, - earth
σὺ - together
δὲ - of, from
φαινομένη, - come to light, appear, give light, shine (φαινο) + strong, mighty (μένη)
σὺ - together
δε - of, from
πᾶσι - all
προσηνής· - before (προ) + together (σηνής) = "soft, gentle, soothing, kind, mild"; (ηνής=bridle, reins)

εὔτεκνε, - essence pure (εὔ) + offspring, child (τεκνε) = "happy in children, blessed with children" 
παιδοφίλη, - "paidophile" = child (παιδο) + lover of, fond of (φίλη)
σεμνή, - solemn, reverent, august, holy
κουροτρόφε - child (κουρο) + feeder, rearer (τρόφε)
κούρα, - child, offspring

ἅρμα - chariot, war-chariot
δρακοντείοισιν - dragon (δρακον) +stretch, pull tight (τείοισιν) (reined?) 
ὑποζεύξασα - beneath (ὑπο) + yoked, wed-to, joined (ζεύξασα)
χαλινοῖς - bit, bit and bridle, a bridle to curb (violence), anything which curbs/restrains

ἐγκυκλίοις - essence generative (ἐγ) + circular (κυκλίοις)
δίναις - whirlpool, eddy, rotating, circular, whirling
περὶ - all around, peri-
σὸν - "thy, thine"
θρόνον - throne
εὐάζουσα, - essence pure (εὐ) arising detached from (άζ) + entity (ουσα); "cry 'euai' in honor of Bacchos"

μουνογενής, - alone, single, mono (μουνο) + geniteer, creator, parent (γενής)
πολύτεκνε - many, multi, poli (πολύ) + children, offspring (τεκνε)
θεά, - Goddess
πολυπότνια - many, multi, poli- (πολυ) + Potnia, Queen, (πότνια)
θνητοῖς, - of mortals

ἧς - here together
πολλαὶ - many, multi, poli
μορφαί, - shaped
πολυάνθεμοι, - many, multi, poli (πολυ) + flowers (άνθεμοι)
ἱεροθαλεῖς. - holy (ἱερο) + blooms (θαλεῖς)

ἐλθέ, - come
μάκαιρ', - happy, blessed
ἁγνή, - pure
καρποῖς - fruit
βρίθουσα - heavy
θερείοις, - of summer, in summer

εἰρήνην - Peace, Eirene (Goddess of Peace)
κατάγουσα - bring in
καὶ - and 
εὐνομίην - Eunomia (Goddess of Good Order and Lawful Conduct)
ἐρατεινὴν - lovely

καὶ - and 
πλοῦτον - Plouton (God of Wealth)
πολύολβον, - many, multi, poli (πολύ) + wealth, prosperity (ολβον)
ὁμοῦ - together, at once
δ' - of, from
ὑγίειαν - Hygeia (Goddess of Health)
ἄνασσαν. - queen, lady


 
 
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