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10/10/2013

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This is a first-pass attempt to translate the Orphic Hymn to the Meter Theon, Mother of the Gods and Goddesses, with the aid of the Liddell-Scott Greek-English Lexicon.


27. Μητρὸς - Mother
θεῶν, - of the Gods and Goddesses; Meter Theon also Mother Goddess
θυμίαμα - incense
ποικίλα. - various, of many kinds

Ἀθανάτων - Immortal
θεότιμε - divine (θεό) + honor, dignity, highly honored (τιμε)θεῶν - of the/among the Gods and Goddesses
μῆτερ, - Mother
τροφὲ - nourishing, providing, feeding, rearing
πάντων, - all

τῇιδε - of or from Teos? (one of the 12 cities that formed the Ionian League, location of a temple of Dionysos) here/there (τῇ) + Ida (ιδε)?; just "here"
μόλοις, - made of lead? dance or rhythmic movement with song? stain/sully/defile/taint? "meta entity loosen"
κράντειρα - ruler, sovereign, queen, one that accomplishes
θεά, - Goddess
σέο, - thou
πότνι’, - Potnia, title of honor, used chiefly in addressing females, whether Goddesses or women, Queen, revered, august
ἐπ' - upon
εὐχαῖς, - prayer, vow, votive offering, wish = essence pure (εὐ) + genuine, true, good (χαῖς) 

ταυροφόνων - bull, taurus (ταυρο) + slaughtering, slaying (φόνων) 
ζεύξασα - spark essence pure (ζεύ) + detached-from arising (ξασα) = unwed
ταχύδρομον - quick, speedy, fast, swift (ταχύ) + course (δρομον) 
ἅρμα - chariot, especially war-chariot 
λεόντων, - of lions, a month at Alexandria, a chariot pulled by lions ("In a chariot pulled by lions" is an epithet of the Meter Theon because the constellation Virgo follows the constellation Leo and Virgo is the constellation for the Divine Mother)

σκηπτοῦχε - bearing a staff or scepter as the badge of command
κλεινοῖο - famous, renowned, well-known
πόλου, - multi, many, poli, abundant
πολυώνυμε, - multi, many, poli (πολυ) + named (ώνυμε,)
σεμνή, - solemn, revered, august, great

ἣ - center
κατέχεις - hold fast; possess, occupy
κόσμοιο - the cosmos, universal order
μέσον - in the middle
θρόνον, - throne
οὕνεκεν - on account of which, wherefore, because
αὐτὴ - alone, autonomous

γαῖαν - Earth's
ἔχεις - foundation, have, hold, possess, have charge of, hold fast
θνητοῖσι - mortals
τροφὰς - nurturer, feeder, provider for, rearer
παρέχουσα - provide, hand over, present or offer, yield, allow, grant, supply of oneself = having to do with (παρ) + containing, surrounding, holding, possessing, having (έχουσα)
προσηνεῖς. - "mildness, softness, ease or comfort, soothing, soft, gentle" = before (προ) + reins, bridle reins; start, set out; bear, carry; praise, approve, glorify; windy, airy; synchronized/together center prevailing essence-of divine-power synchronized-contraction (σηνεῖς.) 

ἐκ - out of, forth from
σέο - thou
δ' - of, from
ἀθανάτων - immortals
τε - too then
γένος - born, generated
θνητῶν - mortal
τ' - too then
ἐλοχεύθη, - of the midwife, bring to the birth, deliver, essence loosen entity foundation

σοὶ - thou
ποταμοὶ - rivers, streams
κρατέονται - rule, hold sway, rule over
ἀεὶ - eternally
καὶ - and
πᾶσα - all 
θάλασσα, - seas, Thalassa, Goddess of the Sea

Ἑστία - Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth/Altar Fire
αὐδαχθεῖσα· - audible, utter sounds, speak to, address (αὐδα) + foundation divine (χθεῖσα·) 
σὲ - synchronized essence 
δ' - of, from
ὀλβοδότιν - whole-life/basis (ὀλβο) + giving (δότιν) = "giver of bliss or wealth"
καλέουσι, - call by name

παντοίων - all of
ἀγαθῶν - pure
θνητοῖς - mortals
ὅτι - for what, wherefore, with regard to the fact that, entity stretch/extend
δῶρα - giver
χαρίζῃ, - of Grace, grant favors, give graciously or cheerfully

ἔρχεο - start, set out, walk, come to, arrive at, of any kind of motion: rise, go; essence outflow-of foundation
πρὸς - before
τελετήν, - completion, fulfillment, end
ὦ - bring-forth
πότνια, - Queen, Goddess, Potnia
τυμπανοτερπής, - "delighting in drums" = timpanum (τυμπανο) + delight, gladden, cheer (τερπής,) 

πανδαμάτωρ, - all (παν) + Demeter, mother, directing mother (δαμάτωρ) = "all dominator"
Φρυγίης, - Phrygian, modern Turkey
σώτειρα, - savior
Κρόνου - Kronos
συνόμευνε, - together (συν) + sleeping together, partner of the bed (όμευνε) = consort, in consort with
Οὐρανόπαι, - "child of Ouranos"
πρέσβειρα, - presbeira, elder, revered elder
βιοθρέπτειρα, - life (βιο) + nurse, feeder, rearer (θρέπτειρα) 
φίλοιστρε· - loving knowledge = loving (φίλο) + history, Istria, Ister, Danube (ιστρε) 

ἔρχεο - come or go, come to, arrive at; start, set out
γηθόσυνος, - "joyful, glad" = earth (γη) + divine (θό) + together (συνος) 
κεχαρημένη - "rejoice, be glad"
εὐσεβίηισιν. - essence pure (εὐ) + venerable, revered, august (σεβίηισιν) 

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