Διὸς Ἀστραπίου

Θυμίαμα λιβανομάνναν

Κικλῄσκω μέγαν, ἁγνόν, ἐρισμάραγον, περίφαντον, Ciclḗiscō mégan, hagnón, erismáragon, períphanton, ἠέριον, φλογόεντα, πυρίδρομον, ἠεροφεγγῆ, ēérion, phlogóenta, pyrídromon, ēerophengê, ἀστράπτοντα σέλας νεφέων παταγοδρόμῳ αὐδῇ, astráptonta sélas nephéōn patagodrómōi audêi, φρικώδη, βαρύμηνιν, ἀνίκητον θεὸν ἁγνόν, phricṓdē, barýmēnin, anícēton theòn hagnón, ἀστράπιον Δία, παγγενέτην, βασιλῆα μέγιστον, astrápion Día, pangenétēn, basilêa mégiston, εὐμενέοντα φέρειν γλυκερὴν βιότοιο τελευτήν. eumenéonta phérein glycerḕn biótœo teleutḗn.

To Zeus, as the Author of Lightning

The fumigation from frankincense and manna

I call the mighty, holy, splendid light,
aerial, dreadful-sounding, fiery-bright;
flaming, aerial-light, with angry voice,
lightning thro’ lucid clouds with horrid noise.
Untam’d, to whom resentments dire belong,
pure, holy pow’r, all-parent, great and strong:
come, and benevolent these rites attend,
and grant my days a peaceful, blessed end.