THE ORPHIC HYMNS
Orphic Hymn 32 to Athena (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) :
"Only-begotten, noble race of Zeus, blessed and fierce, who joyest in caves to rove: O warlike Pallas, whose illustrious kind, ineffable, and effable we find : magnanimous and famed, the rocky height, and groves, and shady mountains thee delight: in arms rejoicing, who with furies dire and wild the souls of mortals dost inspire. Gymnastic virgin of terrific mind, dire Gorgon's bane, unmarried, blessed, kind: mother of arts, impetuous; understood as fury by the bad, but wisdom by the good. Female and male, the arts of war are thine, O much-formed, Drakaina (She-Dragon), inspired divine: over the Phlegraion Gigantes (Phlegraean Giants), roused to ire, thy coursers driving with destructive dire. Tritogeneia, of splendid mien, purger of evils, all-victorious queen. Hear me, O Goddess, when to thee I pray, with supplicating voice both night and day, and in my latest hour give peace and health, propitious times, and necessary wealth, and ever present be thy votaries aid, O much implored, art's parent, blue-eyed maid."
俄耳甫斯赞美诗 32：雅典娜（转译自泰勒的英文版，希腊赞美诗，公元前 3 世纪至公元 2 世纪）：
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"至高的宙斯，独自诞育之女，
带来福祉，强悍难敌。
尚武的帕拉斯呀，角立杰出，心底良善，
难以言喻，却可描述，胸怀宽宏，远播赫赫威名。
流连于山野洞穴之间，
多岩高地，荫凉的林岭都令你心生欢喜，
持兵戈与欢庆，以可畏狂怒激励凡灵。
强大的贞女，智计超群，
除蛇发妖，不入婚堂，庇护四方安宁。
心存仁爱，创造艺术，激烈迅疾地行动，
你给恶人降下怒焰，为善者赐予灵慧。
男性与女性，战争与艺术皆归你统帅，
形态万千的龙，带来启迪的圣谕。
摧杀弗勒格莱的巨人，引燃怒焰，战马拉着迫近的毁灭紧紧将他们追赶，
哦，特里托革尼亚，风姿光彩照人的女王，你驱除邪恶，无往不胜，所向披靡！
求您聆听，我的话语，白昼与黑夜，都有我祈祷的声音。
最后请赐我静好的岁月，财富和健康的躯体，
艺术的诞育者啊，明眸的少女神，当您的信徒求助，无数次的拜恳，请您降临。