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To Dike  #HymnsOfOrpheus

4/14/2014

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Translated by Catherine Proppe, April 14, 2014




62. Δίκης, θυμίαμα λίβανον.
 
To Dike
Divine connection/incense: libanon (frankincense)


Ὄμμα Δίκης μέλπω πανδερκέος, ἀγλαομόρφου,

Eye of Dike[1], sing of panoramic sharp-sight, gloriously-formed,


ἣ καὶ Ζηνὸς ἄνακτος ἐπὶ θρόνον ἱερὸν ἵζει

At center, and Zenos[2] above, enthroned upon the holy seat


οὐρανόθεν καθορῶσα βίον θνητῶν πολυφύλων,

Of Ouranos[3] divine, purely seeing lives of mortals’ many tribes.


τοῖς ἀδίκοις τιμωρὸς ἐπιβρίθουσα δικαία,

Then arouse Dike’s vengeance, upon the weight of Justice


ἐξ ἰσότητος ἀληθείαι συνάγουσ’ ἀνόμοια·

Bring forth equally Aletheia[4] in sync with Nomos[5].


πάντα γάρ, ὅσσα κακαῖς γνώμαις θνητοῖσιν ὀχεῖται         

In every way, then, enlighten stilted minds’ mortal foundations,


δύσκριτα, βουλομένοις τὸ πλέον βουλαῖς ἀδίκοισι,

Discrete counsel powers, too then, a plethora of counsels give rise to Justice


μούνη ἐπεμβαίνουσα δίκην ἀδίκοις ἐπεγείρεις·

Alone, upon the basis of Dike, Dike arouse.


ἐχθρὰ τῶν ἀδίκων, εὔφρων δὲ σύνεσσι δικαίοις.

Enmity, then, arouses Dike, prudence in sync with Justice


ἀλλά, θεά, μόλ’ ἐπὶ γνώμαις ἐσθλαῖσι δικαία,

Then, Goddess, bring upon wise, goodly Justice,


ὡς ἂν ἀεὶ βιοτῆς τὸ πεπρωμένον ἦμαρ ἐπέλθοι.

Bring forth eternal well-being, through gentle power daily bring. 

 
[1] Dike is the immortal Goddess of divine Justice, balance: literally “two (Δί) + core/heart (κη),” that is, a) seeing two sides of an issue; and, b) bringing the scale into balance.


[2] Zenos is another name for Zeus, the immortal God of lightning storms and the male fertility principal.


[3] Ouranos is the immortal God of the Heavens.


[4] Aletheia is the immortal Goddess of Truth.


[5] Nomos is the immortal God of Divine Law.


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