Queen out-of Darkness, send the fresh new gleam you love to provide on ritual true blessing of one’s wedded virgin!
Sappho, Fragment 111 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric I) (Greek lyric C6th B.C.) : “Towards the higher the new roof–Hymenaios (Hymenaeus)!–rise, you carpenters–Hymenaios! new groom is originating.”
Maids out of Troy, Britisk hotteste kvinner don their brightest clothing : started, and sing my personal relationships-tune, hail the brand new companion Eros (Love) and you may Future appoint for my situation!
Euripides, Virus Women 310 ff (trans. Vellacott) (Greek catastrophe C5th B.C.) : “Kassandra (Cassandra) [lamenting nov Troy and enslavement of your Troe! Flooding the fresh new structure having holy light! Praise the fresh new Almighty Hymen (Hymenaeus), Goodness out of emnon, learn off my personal maiden flesh, Queen out-of Argos, grab me! Heaven’s blessing drops to the me personally and you may falls you. Hear our shout off worship, Hymen, Jesus out-of Marriage! Mother [Hekabe, Hecuba], because you crouch and scream poor having tears and you can noisy with suffering to possess my personal precious deceased area and you can my personal slain dad, I have delivered all of them–torches to possess my personal marriage-night, jumping white and dancing fire, on your own honor, Hymen, God out of hot notice! Dancers, become! Sagging your leaping foot, nuts which have drink out of euphoria! Glorify my personal father’s delighted destiny! Jesus Apollon, direct that it holy ritual dance! In your forehead-judge, beneath your immortal laurel-forest, We your own priestess call on your! Hymen, mighty goodness, Hymen, hear! Been and you can dance, mom, dance beside me; attraction the new Energies that have fortunate words, loudly chant the daughter’s matrimony-song! Very whirl and become in the finest ecstasy! “
Aristophanes, Wild birds 1720 (trans. O’Neill) (Greek funny C5th to help you last B.C.) : “[A wedding track :] Oh! Hymen! oh! Hymenaios (Hymenaeus)!