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Orphic Hymn to Aphrodite
Kimberly Steele
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Heavenly, illustrious, laughter-loving queen
Sea-born, night-loving, of an awful mien
Crafty, from whom necessity first came
Producing, nightly, all-connecting dame
Tis thine the world from harmony to join
For all things spring from thee, O power divine
The triple Fates are ruled by thy decree
And all productions yield alike to thee
Whate'er the heavens, encircling all contain
Earth fruit-producing and the stormy main
Thy sway confesses and obeys thy nod
Awful attendant of the brumal God
Goddess of marriage, charming to the sight
Mother of Loves, whom banquetings delight
Source of persuasion, secret, fav'ring queen
Illustrious born, apparent and unseen
Spousal, lupercal, and to men inclined
Prolific, most-desired, life-giving, kind
Great sceptre-bearer of the Gods, tis thine
Mortals in necessary bands to join
And every tribe of savage monsters dire
In magic chains to bind, through mad desire
Come, Cyprus-born, and to my prayer incline
Whether exalted in the heavens you shine
Or pleased in Syria's temple to preside
Or o'er the Egyptian plains thy car to guide
Fashioned of gold and near its sacred flood
Fertile and fam'd to fix thy blest abode
Or if rejoicing in the azure shores
Near the sea with foaming billows roars
The circling choirs of mortals, thy delight
Beautiful nymphs with eyes cerulean bright
Pleased by dusty banks renowned of old
To drive thy rapid two-yok'd car of gold
Or if in Cyprus with thy mother fair
Where married women praise thee ev'ry year
And beautiful virgins in the chorus join
Adonis, pure to sing and thee divine
Come, all-attractive to my prayer inclined
For thee, I call with holy, reverent mind
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