This is a first-pass attempt to translate the Orphic Hymn to Poseidon with the aid of the Liddell-Scott Greek-English Lexicon.
This hymn may provide some comic relief, talking about Poseidon crashing into earth with salty fluid, making earth shake (w/ orgasm?) and swell with pregnancy. The meaning is not clear-cut at first glance, however.
It sounds as though Poseidon is to depicted as blue-haired, on a horse, and holding a bronze/copper trident in his hand, residing in the depths of the sea, broad-chested, accompanied by booming, crashing sounds.
17. Ποσειδῶνος, - Poseidon
θυμίαμα - incense
σμύρναν. - of Smyrna (in Ionia/west coast of Turkey), myrrh
Κλῦθι, - call
Ποσειδάον -Poseidon
γαιήοχε,- Gaia's (Earth's) ox
κυανοχαῖτα, - dark-blue maned
ἵππιε, - horse; on a horse?
χαλκοτόρευτον - bronze, copper (χαλκο) + wrought, formed, chiseled, shaped, embossed work, metal-work (τόρευτον)
ἔχων - keep, hold fast, hold
χείρεσσι - the hand, by hand
τρίαιναν, - trident, three-pronged fish-spear: three (τρί) + praise, approve -or- terrible, horrible -or- tale, story -or- sift, winnow (αιναν) (blue haired, on a horse, and holding a bronze trident in his hand?)
ὃς - entity
ναίεις - lie, be situated, dwell, abide
πόντοιο - sea, open sea
βαθυστέρνοιο - deep (βαθυ) + sternumed, chested, bosomed (στέρνοιο)
θέμεθλα, - foundation
ποντομέδων, - sea, open sea (ποντο) + lord, ruler, protector, provider, guardian (μέδων)
ἁλίδουπε, - sea (ἁλί) + any dead, heavy sound; thud; din of battle, sound heavy, strike heavily (δουπε) (probably instructions for spec. FX or orchestra) = sea-roaring?
βαρύκτυπε, - heavy, deep, loud (βαρύ) + crash, bang, din, rattle, sound, noise (rarely of musical sound) (κτυπε)
ἐννοσίγαιε, - nest within -or- shake/quake -or- thoughtful, shrewd, sensible (ἐννοσί) + Earth (γαιε) -or- within (ἐν) nauseous (νοσί) earth (γαιε) (perhaps a joke about morning sickness?)
κυμοθαλής, - anything swollen (as if pregnant), wave, bowl, cup, to swell, be pregnant (κυμο) + festive, abundance, good cheer (θαλής)
χαριτῶπα, - charites, charming, gracious, source of joy/delight -or- thank-offering, spell for winning favor
τετράορον - four, tetra (τετρά) + horizon, boundary, landmark -or- watery part of milk, seminal fluid (ορον)
ἅρμα - chariot, war-chariot, armament -or- sustenance, allotted food -or- union, love, sex?, Pythagorean name for unity
διώκων, - prosecute, prosecutor -or- drive, drive on, pursue, chase
εἰναλίοις - nine, perhaps in? (εἰν) + sea (αλίοις) -or- level, smooth (λεῖος) = "in, on, of the sea?"
ῥοίζοισι - whistling or whizzing of an arrow, whistling or piping sound as of a shepherd, rushing motion, rush, swing, rushing noise, whirring noise
τινάσσων - shake or brandish a weapon, shake, quiver, quake
ἁλμυρὸν - salty, briny
ὕδωρ, - water, hydor
ὃς - entity
τριτάτης - tri- three (τρι) + peacock stone? (τάτης) = in the third place
ἔλαχες - small, short, little, short, fewest, least in rank
μοίρης - fate, piece, portion, lot (perhaps Zeus=Heaven (1), Pluto=Earth (2), Poseidon=Sea (3))
βαθὺ - deep
χεῦμα - stream, that which is poured
θαλάσσης, - sea, sea-water, salt water
κύμασι - pregnant woman
τερπόμενος - delight, gladden, cheer, enjoy (τερπό) + strong, mighty (μενος)
θηρσίν - beast, beast of prey, hunting of wild beasts, the chase, hunt
θ' - divine
ἅμα, - at once, at the same time; together, at once, both; at one and the same time -or- water bucket, pail, spade
πότνιε - Potnia = Demeter and Kore; title of honor, queen, revered, august
δαῖμον· - spirit
ἕδρανα - seat, abode, dwelling, chair; stay, support; place in position
γῆς - Earth
σῴζοις - save from death, keep alive; to be healed, recover from sickness; keep save, preserve; keep, observe, maintain laws
καὶ - and
νηῶν - ship, nautical
εὔδρομον - essence pure (εὔ) + course (δρομον)
ὁρμήν, - rapid motion forward, onrush, onset, assault; rage; impulse, effort; setting oneself in motion, start, the point of starting
εἰρήνην, - Eirene (Goddess of Peace)
ὑγίειαν - Hygeia (Goddess of Health)
ἄγων, - action at law, trial; speech delivered in court; main argument of a speech; divinity of the contest; contest, struggle for victory; trial; gathering, assembly, place of contests; assembly at the national (Greek) games
ἠδ' - hedon, enjoyment, pleasure
ὄλβον - whole life, happiness, bliss
ἀμεμφῆ. - above reproach
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