Orphic hymn to Saturn

You who are always happy, and you are the father of blessed gods and men, resourceful, undefiled, mighty, Mighty Titan you exhaust everything and instead you yourself increase it; you have bonds unbreakable in the infinite world, O Cronus, father of the age ( of time), Krone with many names, who art the sprout of earth and heaven with the many stars; art the birth (or beginning), and decay of Nature, husband of Rhea, The venerable Prometheus, who dwells in all the parts of the world, the leader of the race (of men), whose thought is thorny (where it hooks), you are the ruler; hear our supplicating voice, and may you always send us a perfect end of a happy life.

Ἀιθαλής, μακάρων τε θεῶν πάτερ ἠδὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν, ποικιλόβουλ’, ἀμίαντε, μεγασѳενές, ἄλκιμε Τιτάν, ὃς δαπανᾶις μὲν ἅπαντα καὶ αὔξεις ἔμπαλιν αὐτός, δεσμοὺς ἀρρήκτους ὃς ἔχεις κατ’ ἀπείρονα κόσμον, αἰῶνος Κρόνε παγγενέτωρ, Κρόνε ποικιλόμυѳε, Γαίης τε βλάστημα καὶ Οὐρανοῦ ἀστερόεντος, γέννα, φυή, μείωσι, Ῥέας πόσι, σεμνὲ Προμηѳεῦ, ὃς ναίεις κατὰ πάντα μέρη κόσμοιο, γενάρχα, ἀγκυλομῆτα, φέριστε· κλύων ἱκετηρίδα φωνὴν πέμποις εὔολβον βιότου τέλος αἰὲν ἄμεμπτον.
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https://www.apologitis.com/gr/ancient/kronos.htm

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Oh! Thank you for sbaring @AIRAM! I’ve added it to the Greek & Roman Deities Master Post for others, we have a couple of things there for Saturn, but it’s ways nice to be able to add more! :hugs:

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@Susurrus :pentagram: :hekate_wheel: :pentagram: :dizzy: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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