The Mystical Hymns of Orpheus - Platonic Philosophy

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ADVERTISEMENT. as regards its 'get up,' bear comparison with the edition of 1824. As in the case of Iamblichus," the present work is a faithful reprint of the original text without alteration or addition. It is perhaps worth while to add that the second edition of the book was dedicated to cc Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, . . . as a testimony of the greatest respect for his private and public virtues, and his very superior literary attainments.'"
INTRODUCTION. THE Grecian theology, which originated from Orpheus, was not only promulgated by him, but also by Pythagoras and Plato; who, for their transcendent genius, will always be ranked by the intelligent among the prodi- gies of the human race. By the first of these illustrious men, however, it was promulgated mystically and symbolically ; by the second, enigmatically, and through images ; and sci- entifically by the third. That this theology, indeed, was derived from Orpheus is clearly testified by those two great philosophic lurni- naries Iamblichus l and Proclus 2. For by nepi 9ewv DuSayopas o TU Mvquap~w TOUTO e$epu%ov, opyiaaOeis EU 4i~r)Spots .rots ~PQKLO~S A$iao$apw rcXe~as peraSovros* US apa Op@evs o KaXXionas Kara TO Dayyatov opos UTO TUS p~~arpos aivuc9eis €@a rav api9pw oucLau ai3iov Elvat. Iamblicus de Vit. Pythag. p. 135. IIuSayopcios o Tipaios Ererat rats ~u3ayopeiwv apxacs, awai 6c ELQLY ai Op$i~ai sapa3ocecs. a yap Op$evs 6i arop-
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Page 9 and 10: INTRODUCTION, ix age, possessed a d
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THE LEARN, 0 Musaeus, from my sacre
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OF ORPHEUS. Saturn and Rhea, and gr
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End and Beginning (greatest this to
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OF ORPHEUS. 9 Guard of the race, en
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OF ORPHEUS. I I Hear, blessed Venus
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OF ORPHEUS. Dissolving anxious care
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OF ORPHEUS. By Fate's decree you co
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OF ORPHEUS. TO ETHER. THE FUMIGATIO
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Ericapous, celebrated pow'l; Ineffa
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OF ORPHEUS. v I I. TO THE STARS. TH
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OF ORPHEUS. Agile and vig'rous, ven
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OF ORPHEUS. With stars surrounded,
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OF ORPHEUS. Mother of ages, fruit-p
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OF ORPHEUS. THE FUMIGATION FROM ARO
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OF ORPHEUS. Pure ornament of all th
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Ol? ORPHEUS. Thron'd on a circling
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OF ORPHEUS. 35 Thee, shepherds, str
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OF ORPHEUS. XI I. TO HERCULES. HEAR
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OF ORPHEUS. Thy mighty head support
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XIV. THE FUMIGATION FROM AROMATLCS.
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OF ORPHEUS, 43 Thou joy'st in mount
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OF ORPHETJS. 45 Mother of Gods and
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OF ORPHEUS. Ev'n Nature trembles at
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OF ORPHEUS. 49 Propitious hear my p
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XVII. THE FUMIGATION FROM MYRRH. HE
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OF ORPHEUS, 53 Thy throne is fix'd
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The sea all-shining, and each beast
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OF ORPHEUS. XXI. TO THE CLOUDS. THE
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XXIII. THE FUMIGATION FROM MYREH. 0
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OF ORPHEUS. xxv. TO PROTEUS 49. PRO
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OF ORPHEUS. XXVII. TO THE MOTHER OF
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OF OEPHEUS. 65 With winged feet 'ti
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Whose holy form in budding fruits w
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OF ORPHEUS. XXXI. TO THE CURETES. A
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OF ORPHEUS. Gymnastic virgin of ter
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OF ORPHEUS, Hear me, 0 Goddess, whe
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OF ORPHEUS. XXXIII. TO VICTORY. THE
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OF ORPHEUS. 77 Rural, light-bearer,
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OF ORPHEUS. 79 The world's wide bou
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OF ORPHEUS. 81 Now the last string
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OF ORPHEUS. All Nature's tribes to
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OF ORPHEUS, She in Ortygia's honour
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OF ORPIIEUS. TO THE TITANS. THE FUM
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OF ORPI-IEUS. XXXVIII. TO THE CURET
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OF ORPHEUS. XXXIX. TO CORYBAS 75. T
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OF ORPHEUS. In verdure flourishing,
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XLII. TO MISA. THE FURTIGATION FROM
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OF ORPHEUS. 97 All-colour'd Seasons
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OF ORPHEUS. X LV. TO DIONYSIUS BASS
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OF ORPHEUS, XLVII. TO BACCHUS PERIC
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OF ORPHEUS. Blest Phrygian God, the
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OF ORPHEUS. A HYMN, HEAR me, Jove's
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OF ORPHEUS. 107 With Pan exulting o
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OF ORPHEUS, 109 Liknitan Bacchus, p
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OF ORPHEUS. LIII. TO AMPHIETUS BACC
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OF ORPI-IEUS. TO VENUS. A HYMN. HEA
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OF ORPHEUS, LVI. TO ADONIS. THE FUM
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OF ORPHEUS. LVIII. THE FUMIGATION F
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OF ORPHEUS, Of all that Ceres' fert
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OF ORPHEUS. LIX. TO THE FATES. THE
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OF ORPHEUS, LX. TO THE GRACES 97. T
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OF OORPHEUS. LXII. TO JUSTICE. THE
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LXIV. TO LAW. THE holy king of Gods
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OF ORPHEUS, Stay furious contests,
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OF ORPHEUS. 131 Strong, lenient God
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OF ORPHEUS, TO THE FUItIES lo4. THE
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OF ORPHEUS. LXX. TO THE FURIES. THE
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LXXI. TO MELINOE. THE FUMIGATIOhT F
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OF ORPHEUS, LXXII. TO FORTUNE. THE
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OF ORPHEUS. LXXIII. TO THE DIIEMON1
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OF ORPHEUS. LXXV. THE FUMIGATION FR
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OF OR'PHEUS. Clio, and Erato who ch
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OF ORPHEUS, XVIII. TO AURORA. THE F
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OF' ORPHEUS. LXXX. TO BOREAS Il2. T
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OF ORPHEUS. LXXXII. TO THE SOUTH WI
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OF ORPHEUS. 153 Hence every river,
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OF ORPHEUS. TO VESTA lI4. THE FUMIG
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OF ORPHEUS. 157 In thee the Gods ha
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OF ORPHEUS. LXXXV. TO SLEEP. THE FU
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OF ORPHEUS, But from the wicked tur
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OF ORPHEUS. Not youth itself thy cl
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166 ADDITIONAL NOTES. been partaker
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168 ADDITIONAL NOTES. become 810s e
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1'70 ADDITIONAL NOTES. demiurgus, a
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172 ADDITIONAL NOTES, energies of t
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174 ADDITIONAL NOTES. Heaven derive
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176 ADDITIONAL NOTES. into light ag
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178 ADDITIONAL NOTES, the second, w
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184 ADDITIONAL NOTES. Homerg0 does
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194 ADDITIONAL NOTES. They say then
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196 ADDITIONAL NOTES. Plato 33 moth
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200 ADDITIONAL NOTES. vov), or thro
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204 ADDITIONAL NOTES. world, and ci
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