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Footage from the performance of the ancient invocation of Zeus Kretagenes from the inscription on the wall of the shrine of Palaikastro on the east coast of Crete.

"Io, Kouros most great, I give Thee hail, Kronian, lord of all that is wet and gleaming, Thou art come at the head of thy Daimones. To Dikte for the year, Oh march, and rejoice in the dance and song,

"That we make to thee with harps and pipes mingled together, and sing as we come to a stand at thy well-fenced altar.

"For here the shielded Nurturers took thee, a child immortal, from Rhea, and with noise of beating feet hid thee away.

"And the Horai began to be fruitful year by year, and Dikè to possess mankind and all wild living things were held about by wealth-loving Peace.

"To us also leap for full jars, and leap for fleecy flocks, and leap for fields of fruit, and for hives to bring increase.

"Leap for our cities, and leap for our sea-borne ships, and leap for our young citizens, and for goodly Themis."

For more information please visit the Google Books page for "Themis: a study of the social origins of Greek religion" by Jane Ellen Harrison : http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Ymw8AAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA480&ots=sS-MRRW...

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Μέγιστε Κούρε, χαίρε μοι,
Κρόνιε, παγκρατές γάνους,
βέβακες
δαιμόνων αγόμενος
Δίκταν ες ενιαυτόν
έρπε και γέγαθι μολπά
ταν τοι κρέκομεν πακτίσι
μείξαντες άμ αυλοίσιν
και στάντες αείδομεν τεόν
αμφί βωμόν ευερκή.

Ιώ,
Μέγιστε Κούρε χαίρε μοι
Κρόνιε παγκρατές γάνους,
ένθα γαρ σε, παίδ' άμβοτον,
ασπιδηφόροι τροφήες
παρ' Ρέας λαβόντες πόδα
κρούοντες αντέκρυψαν.

Ιώ,
Μέγιστε Κούρε, χαίρε μοι,
Κρόνιε, παγκρατές γάνους,
..........................................
..........................................
..........................................
...................τας καλάς Αούς

Ίώ,
Μέγιστε Κούρε, χαίρε μοι,
Κρόνιε, παγκρατές γάνους,
Ωραι δε βρύον κατήτος
και βροτούς Δίκα κατήχε
πάντα τ' άγρι' άμφεπε ζώ
α φίλολβος ειρήνα.

Ιώ,
Μέγιστε Κούρε, χαίρε μοι,
Κρόνιε, παγκρατές γάνους,
Αμιν θόρε, κες σταμνία
και θόρ' εύποκ' ες ποίμνια
κες τελεσφόρους σίμβλους.

Ιώ,
Μέγιστε Κούρε, χαίρε μοι,
Κρόνιε, παγκρατές γάνους,
θόρε κες πόληας αμών
κες ποντοφόρους νάας
θόρε κες νέους πολείτας
θόρε κες Θέμιν καλάν.


* TAGS : Potinija Potnia Theaon Despoina Eurynome Diktynna Basileia Anassa Nymphe Panaghia Atana Dapuritojo ιέρεια ΔΕΣΠΟΙΝΑ Kretagenes Dikte Kouros Themis Horae Eirene Eunomia Dike Palaikastro Minoan Crete Wanassa Diktaeon Andron Hagne Ariadne

𐀂𐀋𐀩𐀊 i-je-re-ja ιέρεια priestess

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  • Ah - Palaikastro - I've only watched this a hundred times.......should be able to perform it myself. xxoo

  • Santorini?

  • enchanting,magical,hypnotizing­,swept me instantly to contemplate about the energy of Spring,ancient rites of Minoan and Mycenaean coulture and religion.This intrigues me so much and I thank you endlessly for posting this. Once I heard it on you tube and lost it for a whole year until i recently refound it again.Amazing and astonishing!

  • Έχω κάποιες αμφιβολίες σχετικά με την προφορά :-)

  • Υπέροχη τελετή. Καλά έκανες και το ανέβασες. Να'σαι καλά.

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