Hymn to the Mother of the Gods
Hymn to the Mother of the Gods
Μητερα μοι τε θεων παντων τ' ανθρωπων υμνει,
Μουσα λιγεια, Διος θυγατηρ μεγαλοιο,
η κροταλων τυμπανων τ' ιαχη συν τε βρομος αυλων
ευαδεν ηδε λυκων κλαγγη χαροπων τε λεοντων
ουρεα τ' ηχηεντα και υληεντες εναυλοι.
Και συ μεν ουτω χαιρε θεαι θ' αμα πασαι αοιδη.
Metera moi te theon panton t' anthropon hymnei,
Mousa ligeia, Dios thygater megaloio,
he krotalon tympanon t' iakhe syn te bromos aulon
euaden ede lykon klange kharopon te leonton
ourea t' ekheenta kai hyleentes enauloi.
Kai sy men houto khaire theai th' hama pasai aoide.
Sing to me, clear-toned Muse, daughter of great Zeus, of the Mother of all gods and of all human beings; she takes pleasure in the resounding of castanets and drums and the roar of flutes, the cry of wolves and bright-eyed lions, the echoing mountains and the wooded glens. And hail to you too, and all the goddesses who join in song.
-Homeric Hymns 14
Μητερα μοι τε θεων παντων τ' ανθρωπων υμνει,
Μουσα λιγεια, Διος θυγατηρ μεγαλοιο,
η κροταλων τυμπανων τ' ιαχη συν τε βρομος αυλων
ευαδεν ηδε λυκων κλαγγη χαροπων τε λεοντων
ουρεα τ' ηχηεντα και υληεντες εναυλοι.
Και συ μεν ουτω χαιρε θεαι θ' αμα πασαι αοιδη.
Metera moi te theon panton t' anthropon hymnei,
Mousa ligeia, Dios thygater megaloio,
he krotalon tympanon t' iakhe syn te bromos aulon
euaden ede lykon klange kharopon te leonton
ourea t' ekheenta kai hyleentes enauloi.
Kai sy men houto khaire theai th' hama pasai aoide.
Sing to me, clear-toned Muse, daughter of great Zeus, of the Mother of all gods and of all human beings; she takes pleasure in the resounding of castanets and drums and the roar of flutes, the cry of wolves and bright-eyed lions, the echoing mountains and the wooded glens. And hail to you too, and all the goddesses who join in song.
-Homeric Hymns 14