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Orphic Hymn to Herakles

10/2/2017

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Translated by Catherine Proppe, October 2, 2017 from the Hymns of Orpheus in ancient Greek.
  
12. Ἡρακλέος, θυμίαμα λίβανον.   
To Herakles
Divine medium: libanon (frankincense)
 
Herakles, mighty, impassioned, powerful, courageous Titan,
Strong-armed, indominatable, teeming, competing, potent,
  
Ever-changing father Time, everlasting, circumspect,
Tacit untamed spirit, much entreatied, all-dynastic,
 
All-powerful heart, foundational power, prophetic archer observing,
All-slayer, all-parent, all-reigning, all-serving,
 
Giving pause to death, fulfilling fate, tribally impelled,
Desiring Eirene’s peace, child-nurturer, glorious, honorable,
 
Singular in nature, unbending sprout Gaia-borne,
Protogonos twister, launching, mighty-named Savior,
 
All-encompassing power carrying both Eos’ light and Night’s darkness,
Twelve spring from the far east, the contest setting, passing west,
 
Immortals of many trials, impervious, harsh in no way,
Come, with blessings, incline toward soothing all you convey,
  
Expel the evil, the ruinous, brandish club in hand,
Let fly poison arrows at cruel death and disband.
 
 
12. Ἡρακλέος, θυμίαμα λίβανον.
Ἥρακλες ὀμβριμόθυμε, μεγασθενές, ἄλκιμε Τιτάν,
καρτερόχειρ, ἀδάμαστε, βρύων ἄθλοισι κραταιοῖς,
αἰολόμορφε, χρόνου πάτερ, ἀίδιέ τε ἐύφρων,
ἄρρητ', ἀγριόθυμε, πολύλλιτε, παντοδυνάστα,
παγκρατὲς ἦτορ ἔχων, κάρτος μέγα, τοξότα, μάντι,
παμφάγε, παγγενέτωρ, πανυπέρτατε, πᾶσιν ἀρωγέ,
ὃς θνητοῖς κατέπαυσας ἀνήμερα φῦλα διώξας,
εἰρήνην ποθέων κουροτρόφον, ἀγλαότιμον,
αὐτοφυής, ἀκάμας, γαίης βλάστημα φέριστον,
πρωτογόνοις στράψας βολίσιν, μεγαλώνυμε Παιών,
ὃς περὶ κρατὶ φορεῖς ἠῶ καὶ νύκτα μέλαιναν,
δώδεκ' ἀπ' ἀντολιῶν ἄχρι δυσμῶν ἆθλα διέρπων,
ἀθάνατοις, πολύπειρος, ἀπείριτος, ἀστυφέλικτος·  
ἐλθέ, μάκαρ, νούσων θελκτήρια πάντα κομίζων,
ἐξέλασον δὲ κακὰς ἄτας κλάδον ἐν χερὶ πάλλων,
πτηνοῖς τ' ἰοβόλοις κῆρας χαλεπὰς ἀπόπεμπε. 
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    This blog is a first-pass attempt to translate the Hymns of Orpheus with the help of the Liddell-Scott Greek-English Lexicon.

    I am a research analyst and a native of Detroit, Michigan.  

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