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To Hera  #HymnsOfOrpheus

5/15/2014

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Translated by Catherine Proppe, May 15, 2014



16. Ἥρης[1], θυμίαμα ἀρώματα.

To Hera
Divine connection/incense: aromatics


Κυανέοις κόλποισιν ἐνημένη, ἀερόμορφε,

Cyanic[2], enfolding, calm-aired, aerial-formed,


Ἥρη παμβασίλεια, Διὸς σύλλεκτρε μάκαιρα,

Hera[3], all-Basileia[4], Dios’[5] happy bed-partner,


ψυχοτρόφους αὔρας θνητοῖς παρέχουσα προσηνεῖς,

Psyche[6]-nurturing, exhalation of mortals, foundation of wind,


ὄμβρων μὲν μήτηρ, ἀνέμων τροφέ, παντογένεθλε·

Stormy powerful mother, gale-nourisher, all-birthgiving.


χωρὶς γὰρ σέθεν οὐδὲν ὅλως ζωῆς φύσιν ἔγνω·

Alone generating together not one[7] whole life[8] from Phusis’[9] egg.


κοινωνεῖς γὰρ ἅπασι κεκραμένη ἠέρι σεμνῶι·

In partnership generating all mixing[10], aerial, solemn.


πάντων γὰρ κρατέεις μούνη πάντεσσί τ' ἀνάσσεις

All-generating power alone, over all four[11] extending Queen,


ἠερίοις ῥοίζοισι τινασσομένη κατὰ χεῦμα.

Aerial-whistling, shaking-mightily, catlalyst of flow. 


ἀλλά, μάκαιρα θεά, πολυώνυμε, παμβασίλεια,

But, happy Goddess of many realms, all-Basileia,


ἔλθοις εὐμενέουσα καλῶι γήθουσα προσώπωι.

Come with goodwill, beautifully rejoicing, come before us.


[1] Literally “shared center (Ἥ) + flow (ρ).”


[2] Cyan is lapis lazuli, a dark-blue stone historically considered holy. Lapis lazuli is associated with the sky because of its deep blue color and sparkling, star-like crystals. http://www.answers.com/topic/lapis-lazuli#ixzz2g0dbIWD1 


[3] Hera is the immortal Goddess of Air, one of the four elements, as cited by Empedocles, below (Zeus=Fire, Hera=Air, Aidoneus=Earth, Nestis=Water):

“τέσσαρα γάρ πάντων ῥιζωματα πρῶτον ἅκουε.

Ζεύς άργής Ἥρη τε φερέσβιος ήδ' Άιδωνεύς

Νῆστίς θ', ἥ δακρύοις τέγγει κρούνωμα βρότειον.

“And first the fourfold root of all things hear! –

White gleaming Zeus, life-bringing Hera, Dis [sic],

And Nestis whose tears bedew mortality.”

(Empedocles. Poeta Philosophus 6.1, cited in The Fragments of Empedocles, translated by William Ellery Leonard (Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 1908) 17.)

Also see: Empedocles, Physics (7(6).2-3); H.J. Rose, Handbook of Greek Mythology, Introduction).


[4] Basileia means Queen.


[5] Dios is Zeus, the immortal God of Rainstorms, Lightning, and the male fertility principle. Hera is wedded to Zeus.


[6] Psyche is the immortal Goddess of the Soul.


[7] Hera generates life through combining the elements, alone she produces no life.


[8] Zo means life: spark (ζ) + egg (ω).


[9] Phusis is the immortal Goddess of Physics, of Nature (the phusion of force and matter).


[10] Hera is also the Goddess of Marriage/Generative Mixing.


[11] The four elements: earth, air, fire, water.




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