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Following is the translation by Apostolos Athanassakis and Benjamin M. Wolkow, of the hymn to Melinoe: I call upon Melinoë, saffron-cloaked nymph of the earth, whom revered Persephone bore by the mouth of the Kokytos river upon the sacred bed of Kronian Zeus. In the guise of Plouton Zeus tricked Persephone and through wiley plots bedded her;
Melinno's "Ode to Rome" is a hymn to the goddess Roma, made up of five Sapphic stanzas. [7] It is written in an artificial choral dialect, and Melinno's use of this dialect and the Sapphic stanza, which was rarely used after Sappho 's day, suggest that she was well-educated.
The ceremony in which the Hymns played a role was the τελετή, [96] a term which usually refers to a rite of initiation into mysteries. [97] Within the Hymns, there are numerous references to the τελετή, [98] including several mentions of the πάνθειος τελετή, an initiation rite to all of the gods. [99]
Hymn 69, to the Eumenides: Hear me, illustrious Furies [Eumenides], mighty nam'd, terrific pow'rs, for prudent counsel fam'd; Holy and pure, from Jove terrestrial [Zeus Khthonios](Hades) born and Proserpine [Phersephone], whom lovely locks adorn: Whose piercing sight, with vision unconfin'd, surveys the deeds of all the impious kind: On Fate ...
• Melinoe: Orphic nymph, daughter of Persephone and "Zeus disguised as Pluto". [45] Her name is a possible epithet of Hecate. • Minthe Cocytus River probably a daughter of Cocytus, lover of Hades and rival of Persephone [46] [47] Other nymphs: Lampades: torch bearers in the retinue of Hecate [48] Hecaterides (rustic dance)
The Thesmophoria (Ancient Greek: Θεσμοφόρια) was an ancient Greek religious festival, held in honor of the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone.It was held annually, mostly around the time that seeds were sown in late autumn – though in some places it was associated with the harvest instead – and celebrated human and agricultural fertility.
The Seikilos epitaph is an Ancient Greek inscription that preserves the oldest surviving complete musical composition, including musical notation. [1] [2] Commonly dated between the 1st and 2nd century AD, the inscription was found engraved on a pillar from the ancient Hellenistic town of Tralles (present-day Turkey) in 1883.
The English word "hypnosis" is derived from his name, referring to the fact that when hypnotized, a person is put into a sleep-like state (hypnosis "sleep" + -osis "condition"). [21] The class of medicines known as " hypnotics " which induce sleep also take their name from Hypnos.