Religion
Hymn XLIX: To Ippa
Translated by Thomas Taylor (1824) · From The Mystical Hymns of Orpheus (1824)
Great nurse of Bacchus, to my pray'r incline,
For holy Sabus' secret rites are thine,
The mystic rites of Bacchus' nightly choirs,
Compos'd of sacred, loud-resounding fires.
Hear me, terrestrial mother, mighty queen,
Whether on Ida's holy mountain seen,
Or if to dwell in Tmolus thee delights,
With holy aspect come, and bless these rites.
Codex Note
The fumigation from storax.
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MLA
Orpheus (Orphic Hymns). “Hymn XLIX: To Ippa.” Translated by Thomas Taylor. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/orpheus/49/.
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Orpheus (Orphic Hymns). “Hymn XLIX: To Ippa.” Translated by Thomas Taylor. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/orpheus/49/.
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