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To Palaimon, God of Sea Rescues  #HymnsOfOrpheus

3/9/2016

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​75. Παλαίμονος, θυμίαμα μάνναν.
To Palaimon, God of Sea Rescues
Divine connection: manna
 
Σύντροφε βακχεχόροιο Διωνύσου πολυγηθοῦς,
Fostered in the Bacchian realm with Dionysos[1] amidst Ge’s[2] bounty,
 
ὃς ναίεις πόντοιο βυθοὺς ἁλικύμονας, ἁγνούς,
Dwelling in Pontos’[3] deep pregnant pure seas,
 
κικλήσκω σε, Παλαῖμον, ἐπ’ εὐιέροις τελεταῖσιν
I call Palaimon[4] upon these holy rites,
 
ἐλθεῖν εὐμενέοντα, νέωι γήθοντα προσώπωι,
Come, kindly power, to nautical earth’s divine façade,
 
καὶ σώζειν μύστας κατά τε χθόνα καὶ κατὰ πόντον·
And keep safe the mystae[5] on earth and every sea.
 
ποντοπλάνοις γὰρ ἀεὶ ναυσὶν χειμῶνος ἐναργὴς
When Pontos’ eternal plane gives form to nautical winter storms,
 
φαινομένου σωτὴρ μοῦνος θνητοῖς ἀναφαίνηι,
Appear, divine and only savior, to mortals arise and appear,
 
ῥυόμενος μῆνιν χαλεπὴν κατὰ πόντιον οἶδμα.
Rescue from the grievous pure wrath of the sea’s swollen waves.


[1] Dionysos/Bacchos is the immortal God of wine and its effects. Dionysos was fostered by Palaimon’s parents.

[2] Ge is the immortal Goddess of generative earth.

[3] Pontos is an immortal God of the sea.

[4] Palaimon and his mother, Ino Leukothea, are marine deities who aid sailors in distress.
The most likely explanation for the name Palaimon is “under-the-same-roof (Π) + salty (αλαῖ) + medium (μ) + ον.”
The meaning of “Palaimon” isn’t immediately clear from similarly-based words. The base pal- (Παλ-) generally means either “old, in the past, go back,” or, refers to the palm of the hand and things that are done with the hand such as wrestling, throwing, scattering items.
The literal meaing of Παλ is “under-the-same-roof (Π) + transcendent (α) + release (λ)” which, in the case of the palm, could describe its role as the common joining point of the five (loose) fingers, and in the case of going back and forth could describe the action of an active/loose thing that is contained.
Palaios (πᾰλαιός) means old, aged, ancient, in the past; also, venerable, held in esteem.
Paleo (πᾰλέω) means to be disabled, to be wrecked (of a ship).
Pali- (πᾰλί-) is a prefix that means again, go back to, double-back, recur, return.
Palmos (παλμός) means quivering motion, pulsation, vibration, back-and-forth.
Palamee (πᾰλᾰμη) and palastee (πᾰλαστή) mean palm of the hand.
Palee (πάλη) means wrestling (as in hand-to-hand combat.)
Paltos (παλτός) means brandished, hurled (presumably by hand).
Paluo (πᾰλύνω) means strew, sprinkle, besmear (presumably by hand).
 
[5] Mystae are initiates in the Mystery religions.
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