Religion
Hymn LXXXI: To Zephyrus
Translated by Thomas Taylor (1824) · From The Mystical Hymns of Orpheus (1824)
Sea-born, aerial, blowing from the west,
Sweet gales, who give to weary'd labour rest.
Vernal and grassy, and of murm'ring sound,
To ships delightful through the sea profound ;
For these, impell'd by you with gentle force,
Pursue with prosp'rous fate their destin'd course.
With blameless gales regard my suppliant pray'r,
Zephyrs unseen, light-wing'd, and form'd from air.
Codex Note
The fumigation from frankincense.
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MLA
Orpheus (Orphic Hymns). “Hymn LXXXI: To Zephyrus.” Translated by Thomas Taylor. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/orpheus/81/.
Chicago
Orpheus (Orphic Hymns). “Hymn LXXXI: To Zephyrus.” Translated by Thomas Taylor. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/orpheus/81/.
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