THE ORPHIC HYMNS are a collection of 87 short religious poems composed in either the late Hellenistic (C3rd or C2nd B.C.) or early Roman (C1st to C2nd A.D.) era. They are based on the beliefs of Orphism, a mystery cult or religious philosophy which claimed descent from the teachings of the mythical hero Orpheus.

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.

The Orphic Hymns are a collection of eighty-seven ancient Greek hymns addressed to various deities, which were attributed in antiquity to the mythical poet Orpheus. They were composed in Asia Minor, most likely around the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD, and were used in the rites of a religious community which existed in the region.

The Orphic Hymns are a collection of eighty-seven [1] hymns to the Gods which have been used in the mystical rituals of Ællînismόs (Hellênismos, Ἑλληνισμός), the ancient Greek religion.

A Hymn. The holy king of Gods and men I call, celestial Law [Nomos], the righteous seal of all; The seal which stamps whate'er the earth contains, Nature's firm basis, and the liquid plains:

But the Orphic Hymns still may have existed quite early and gone unnoticed. After all, antiquity treated the much older Homeric hymns with astonishing indifference. Those scholars who place the composition of the Orphic Hymns within the first four centuries of our era are probably closer to the truth. The relative purity of the language

Feb 25, 2021 · "The Orphic Hymns", by Apostolos Athanassakis, and Benjamin M. Wolkow, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4214-0882-8. This is a revised translation of the 1977 translation above, which does not include the Greek text. There is 1 review for this item.

Jun 15, 2022 · The Orphic hymns. Publication date 2013 Topics Orphic hymns Publisher Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press Collection booksforukraine; americana; printdisabled Contributor Better World Books Language English Item Size 604.3M . xxi, 255 pages ; 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224) and indexes ...

The Orphics are very ancient texts (they are divided into two categories: The Hymns and the theological texts, the formost of them is the «Sacred Oration of Orpheus - Hieros Logos»), the first known edition took place in Athens, together with the Homeric texts, about -550.

Sep 16, 2024 · An accurate and eminently readable translation of a collection of short religious hymns to the Hellenic gods, attributed to the mythic hero Orpheus, but most likely composed by several authors, collected in the 3rd century C.E.