Chorus
singing
May the gods deign to accept our vows and our prayers!
315
Oh! almighty Zeus, and thou, god with the golden lyre, who reignest on sacred
Delos
, and thou, oh, invincible virgin, Pallas, with the eyes of azure and the spear of gold, who protectest our illustrious city,
320
and thou, the daughter of the beautiful Leto, queen of the forests, who art adored under many names, hasten hither at my call. Come, thou mighty Poseidon, king of the Ocean, leave thy stormy whirlpools of Nereus;
325
come, goddesses of the seas, come, ye nymphs, who wander on the mountains. Let us unite our voices to the sounds of the golden lyre,
330
and may wisdom preside at the gathering of the noble matrons of
Athens
.
May the gods deign to accept our vows and our prayers!
315
Oh! almighty Zeus, and thou, god with the golden lyre, who reignest on sacred
Delos
, and thou, oh, invincible virgin, Pallas, with the eyes of azure and the spear of gold, who protectest our illustrious city,
320
and thou, the daughter of the beautiful Leto, queen of the forests, who art adored under many names, hasten hither at my call. Come, thou mighty Poseidon, king of the Ocean, leave thy stormy whirlpools of Nereus;
325
come, goddesses of the seas, come, ye nymphs, who wander on the mountains. Let us unite our voices to the sounds of the golden lyre,
330
and may wisdom preside at the gathering of the noble matrons of
Athens
.
Thesmophoriazusae. Aristophanes. ed. Eugene O'Neill, Jr.. New York. 1938.
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