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Reader | Orphic Hymns, Hymn 21
Orphic Hymns
Orphic tradition
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| 1 | Primary Tethys I call, with eyes caerulean bright, hid in a veil obscure from human sight; |
| 2 | Primary Great Ocean's empress, wand'ring thro' the deep, and pleas'd with gentle gales, the earth to sweep; |
| 3 | Primary Whose blessed waves in swift succession go, and lash the rocky shore with endless flow: |
| 4 | Primary Delighting in the Sea serene to play, in ships exulting and the wat'ry way. |
| 5 | Primary Mother of Venus [Kypris], and of clouds obscure, great nurse of beasts, and source of fountains pure. |
| 6 | Primary O venerable Goddess, hear my pray'r, and make benevolent my life thy care; |
| 7 | Primary Send, blessed queen, to ships a prosp'rous breeze, and waft them safely o'er the stormy seas. |