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The Orphic Hymns

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Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421408864
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book The Orphic Hymns written by and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2013-07-31 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best-selling English translation of the mysterious and cosmic Greek poetry known as the Orphic Hymns. At the very beginnings of the Archaic Age, the great singer Orpheus taught a new religion that centered around the immortality of the human soul and its journey after death. He felt that achieving purity by avoiding meat and refraining from committing harm further promoted the pursuit of a peaceful life. Elements of the worship of Dionysus, such as shape-shifting and ritualistic ecstasy, were fused with Orphic beliefs to produce a powerful and illuminating new religion that found expression in the mystery cults. Practitioners of this new religion composed a great body of poetry, much of which is translated in The Orphic Hymns. The hymns presented in this book were anonymously composed somewhere in Asia Minor, most likely in the middle of the third century AD. At this turbulent time, the Hellenic past was fighting for its survival, while the new Christian faith was spreading everywhere. The Orphic Hymns thus reflect a pious spirituality in the form of traditional literary conventions. The hymns themselves are devoted to specific divinities as well as to cosmic elements. Prefaced with offerings, strings of epithets invoke the various attributes of the divinity and prayers ask for peace and health to the initiate. Apostolos N. Athanassakis and Benjamin M. Wolkow have produced an accurate and elegant translation accompanied by rich commentary.

The Hymns of Orpheus

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Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Hymns of Orpheus written by and published by . This book was released on 1792 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Mystical Hymns of Orpheus

Author : Thomas Taylor
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
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Download or read book The Mystical Hymns of Orpheus written by Thomas Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Orphic Hymns

Author : Patrick Dunn
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738755842
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book The Orphic Hymns written by Patrick Dunn and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Powerful Poems & Incantations of Ancient Greece Use the hymns of the great mystery religions in your practice today The Orphic hymns are fascinating historical artifacts—87 devotions, invocations, and entreaties to the Greek gods that are as potent today as they were when they were originally developed nearly two thousand years ago. Designed to be used in contemporary spiritual practice and spellcrafting, this premium hardcover edition features spectacular new English translations by Patrick Dunn along with the original Greek on facing pages. These translations are complete, accurate, and poetic—perfect for integrating into rituals and magical workings for every conceivable purpose, from protection to prosperity and everything in between. Written by a poet and occultist specifically for contemporary practitioners of magic, this must-have book also includes detailed notes to help you understand esoteric passages as well as suggestions for incense selection and the practical use of the hymns. The Orphic Hymns also includes Thomas Taylor's eighteenth-century translation as an appendix, an index of purposes, and a concordance with a glossary, a pronunciation guide, mythic backgrounds, and cross references of every deity and place named in the hymns. These new translations of the Orphic hymns are powerful tools for magic and devotion. In addition to the translations of the 87 hymns, you will discover helpful notes and techniques for integrating the hymns into your practice. New Translations by Patrick Dunn History of the Hymns Notes on Religious Devotion Spell-crafting with the Hymns Working with the Hymns in Written Spells Uses of the Hymns in Ceremonial Magic The Hymns in Contemplation Incorporating Scents Pronunciation Guide Concordance and Glossary of Gods and Locations Thomas Taylor's 18thCentury Translation An Index of Purposes for the Hymns Praise: "The Orphic hymns are among the most vivid and potent legacies of ancient Greek Pagan spirituality. Patrick Dunn's crisp new translation of these classic invocations will be a welcome discovery to anyone interested in polytheist spirituality and ancient magic."—John Michael Greer, author of A World Full of Gods and The Secret of the Temple

The Hymns of Orpheus

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Total Pages : 192 pages
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Download or read book The Hymns of Orpheus written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Orphic Hymns Grimoire

Author : Sara Mastros
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1733096175
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Orphic Hymns Grimoire written by Sara Mastros and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orpheus, the famed oracle orator hero of Greece, began to teach a new religion at the dawn of the Archaic Age. Deeply rooted in ancient paganism, Orphism taught a doctrine of peace-seeking, reincarnation, and universal brotherhood. The followers, like their leader, worshiped their gods with song. Eighty seven of these ancient hymns have survived to the present day, and are called The Orphic Hymns. They've been translated into English many times. In this new collection of translations, from noted magician and pagan teacher Sara L. Mastros, the hymns come alive for the modern pagan. In addition to her inspired translations, this book also contains fascinating historical and social commentary on the hymns from a modern, feminist, pagan viewpoint, as well as spells and devotional practices for modern worshippers of the Greek gods, and brilliant "color your own" ikons.

Orpheus

Author : Ann Wroe
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 1468301810
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book Orpheus written by Ann Wroe and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] startlingly original history that traces the obscure origins and tangled relationships of the Orpheus myth from ancient times through today” (Library Journal). For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician, theologian, poet, and lover, his story never leaves us. He may be myth, but his lyre still sounds, entrancing everything that hears it: animals, trees, water, stones, and men. In this extraordinary work, Ann Wroe goes in search of Orpheus, tracing the man and the power he represents through the myriad versions of a fantastical life: his birth in Thrace, his studies in Egypt, his voyage with the Argonauts to fetch the Golden Fleece, his love for Eurydice and the journey to Hades, and his terrible death. We see him tantalizing Cicero and Plato, and breathing new music into Gluck and Monteverdi; occupying the mind of Jung and the surreal dreams of Cocteau; scandalizing the fathers of the early Church, and filling Rilke with poems like a whirlwind. He emerges as not simply another mythical figure but the force of creation itself, singing the song of light out of darkness and life out of death. “Did Orpheus exist? Wroe thinks he did, and still does, and dedicates this lyrical biography to doubters.” —The New Yorker “This insightful and visionary study, treading a perfect line between imagination and scholarship, is as readable and necessary as a fine novel. Ted Hughes, another mythographer, would have loved it.” —The Independent “A book to make readers laugh, sing and weep.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “[Orpheus] will leave you dancing.” —New Statesman

The Hymns of Orpheus [in Verse], Translated from the Original Greek: with a ... Dissertation on the Life and Theology of Orpheus [by T. Taylor].

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Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book The Hymns of Orpheus [in Verse], Translated from the Original Greek: with a ... Dissertation on the Life and Theology of Orpheus [by T. Taylor]. written by and published by . This book was released on 1792 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Orphic Hymns

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Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421408813
Total Pages : 279 pages
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The Mystical Hymns of Orpheus. Translated from the Greek. ... by T. Taylor. The Second Edition, with ... Additions

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Total Pages : 270 pages
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Book Synopsis The Mystical Hymns of Orpheus. Translated from the Greek. ... by T. Taylor. The Second Edition, with ... Additions by :

Download or read book The Mystical Hymns of Orpheus. Translated from the Greek. ... by T. Taylor. The Second Edition, with ... Additions written by and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Hymns of Orpheus

Author : Thomas Taylor
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ISBN 13 : 9781537491011
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Hymns of Orpheus written by Thomas Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-24 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Orphic Hymns are a set of pre-classical poetic compositions, attributed to the culture hero Orpheus, himself the subject of a renowned myth. In reality, these poems were probably composed by several different poets. Reminiscent of the Rig-Veda, the Orphic Hymns contain a rich set of clues about prehistoric European mythology. This translation by Thomas Taylor, a British neo-Platonist classicist, is of additional interest for its introduction and extensive footnotes, which discuss in great detail Taylors' philosophy.

The hymns of Orpheus

Author : Orpheus
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book The hymns of Orpheus written by Orpheus and published by . This book was released on 1792 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Hymns of Orpheus

Author : Marjorie Bowen
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465576894
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book The Hymns of Orpheus written by Marjorie Bowen and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The mystical hymns of Orpheus, tr. and demonstrated to be the invocations used in the Eleusinian mysteries. With emendations

Author : Orpheus
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
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Book Synopsis The mystical hymns of Orpheus, tr. and demonstrated to be the invocations used in the Eleusinian mysteries. With emendations by : Orpheus

Download or read book The mystical hymns of Orpheus, tr. and demonstrated to be the invocations used in the Eleusinian mysteries. With emendations written by Orpheus and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

De Pulchritudine. English. 1792

Author : Orpheus (Legendary poet.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book De Pulchritudine. English. 1792 written by Orpheus (Legendary poet.) and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The HYMNS of ORPHEUS (Annotated)

Author : Thomas Taylor
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ISBN 13 : 9781973228554
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book The HYMNS of ORPHEUS (Annotated) written by Thomas Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-05 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Orphic Hymns are a set of pre-classical poetic compositions, attributed to the culture hero Orpheus, himself the subject of a renowned myth. In reality, these poems were probably composed by several different poets. Reminiscent of the Rig-Veda, the Orphic Hymns contain a rich set of clues about prehistoric European mythology.This translation by Thomas Taylor, a British neo-Platonist classicist, is of additional interest for its introduction and extensive footnotes, which discuss in great detail Taylors' philosophy. Taylor, who was considered a bit outside the pale by contemporary scholars, was an influence on successive generations of occultists such as the Theosophists and the Golden Dawn, and in the 20th Century such writers as Manly P. Hall.

Greek Poems to the Gods

Author : Barry B. Powell
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520391691
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Greek Poems to the Gods written by Barry B. Powell and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Greek hymnic tradition translated beautifully and accessibly. The hymn—as poetry, as craft, as a tool for worship and philosophy—was a vital art form throughout antiquity. Although the Homeric Hymns have long been popular, other equally important collections have not been readily accessible to students eager to learn about ancient poetry. In reading hymns, we also gain valuable insight into life in the classical world. In this collection, early Homeric Hymns of uncertain authorship appear along with the carefully wrought hymns of the great Hellenistic poet and courtier Callimachus; the mystical writings attributed to the legendary poet Orpheus, written as Christianity was taking over the ancient world; and finally, the hymns of Proclus, the last great pagan philosopher of antiquity, from the fifth century AD, whose intellectual influence throughout western culture has been profound. Greek Poems to the Gods distills over a thousand years of the ancient Greek hymnic tradition into a single volume. Acclaimed translator Barry B. Powell brings these fabulous texts to life in English, hewing closely to the poetic beauty of the original Greek. His superb introductions and notes give readers essential context, making the hymns as accessible to a beginner approaching them for the first time as to an advanced student continuing to explore their secrets. Brilliant illustrations from ancient art enliven and enrichen the experience of reading these poems.