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72. Τύχης, θυμίαμα λίβανον.

To Tyche

Divine connection: libanon (frankincense)

 

Δεῦρο, Τύχη· καλέω σ’, ἀγαθὴν κράντειραν, ἐπ’ εὐχαῖς,

Come, Tyche[1], I call thou good sovereign foundation,

 

μειλιχίαν, ἐνοδῖτιν, ἐπ’ εὐόλβοις κτεάτεσσιν,

Sweetly convey pure whole life prosperity

 

Ἄρτεμιν ἡγεμόνην, μεγαλώνυμον, Εὐβουλῆος

Artemisian’[2] leader, mighty-realmed Good Counselor,

 

αἵματος ἐκγεγαῶσαν, ἀπρόσμαχον εὖχος ἔχουσαν,

Let this blood offering elicit unassailable prayers held fast

 

τυμβιδίαν, πολύπλαγκτον, ἀοίδιμον ἀνθρώποισιν.

Entombing many wandering songs of humanity

 

ἐν σοὶ γὰρ βίοτος θνητῶν παμποίκιλός ἐστιν·

In sync with generating life, mortality’s all-variable essence,

 

οἷς μὲν γὰρ τεύχεις κτεάνων πλῆθος πολύολβον,

Indeed build wealth in abundance, many whole life blessings

 

οἷς δὲ κακὴν πενίην θυμῶι χόλον ὁρμαίνουσα.

And not evil poverty, passion’s wrath, or anxiety

 

ἀλλά, θεά, λίτομαί σε μολεῖν βίωι εὐμενέουσαν,

But, Goddess, I pray your arrival in life brings steadfast

 

ὄλβοισι πλήθουσαν ἐπ’ εὐόλβοις κτεάτεσσιν.

Whole life wellness plentiful upon a good whole life’s prosperity.


[1] Tyche is the Goddess of fortune, good or bad.


[2] Artemis is the immortal Goddess of independence. (Her hunting skills, virginity, and role in childbirth are emblematic).