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Reader | Orphic Hymns, Hymn 15
Orphic Hymns
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| 1 | Primary O Royal Juno [Hera] of majestic mien, aerial-form'd, divine, Jove's [Zeus'] blessed queen, |
| 2 | Primary Thron'd in the bosom of caerulean air, the race of mortals is thy constant care. |
| 3 | Primary The cooling gales thy pow'r alone inspires, which nourish life, which ev'ry life desires. |
| 4 | Primary Mother of clouds and winds, from thee alone producing all things, mortal life is known: |
| 5 | Primary All natures share thy temp'rament divine, and universal sway alone is thine. |
| 6 | Primary With founding blasts of wind, the swelling sea and rolling rivers roar, when shook by thee. |
| 7 | Primary Come, blessed Goddess, fam'd almighty queen, with aspect kind, rejoicing and serene. |