tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post7821835308244844982..comments2024-03-27T09:04:12.454-07:00Comments on Baring the Aegis: My pick of sung and spoken hymnsElani Temperancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-69692099440066743032014-01-14T02:36:54.122-08:002014-01-14T02:36:54.122-08:00@Jonathan Agathokles: You are absolutely correct. ...@Jonathan Agathokles: You are absolutely correct. My mistake, entirely. I have edited the post to reflect this. Thank you very much!Elani Temperancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-21657630723828281022014-01-12T05:55:51.158-08:002014-01-12T05:55:51.158-08:00That one you have noted as "Orphic Hymn to Ze...That one you have noted as "Orphic Hymn to Zeus" is not Orphic, it is a prayer/invocation of Zeus written by Arkhilokhos of Paros:<br /><br />Ἐπίκλησις Διὸϛ<br /><br />Ὦ Ζεῦ, πάτερ Ζεῦ, σὸν μὲν οὐρανοῦ κράτος.<br />Σὺ δ᾿ ἔργ᾿ ἐπ᾿ ἀνθρώπων ὁρᾷς, λεωργὰ καὶ θεμιστά.<br />Σοὶ δὲ θηρίων ὕβρις, τε καὶ δίκη μέλει.<br />- Ἀρχίλοχος ὁ Πάριος, π. 680-630 π.Κ.Ε.<br /><br />Invocation of Zeús<br /><br /><br />Oh Zeus, father Zeus, Yours is the dominion of the Heavens (sky), <br />You look upon the deeds of men both the crafty and the right.<br />You care for the beasts' hubris (transgression) and justice.<br />- Arkhílokhos ho Pários, ca. 680-645 BCE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com