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Hymn to Zeus

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Most glorious of the immortals, many-named, forever almighty, Zeus, first author of nature, steering all things by law — hail! For it is right that every mortal should address you. From you we were born, and we alone received the likeness of god of all that lives and creeps mortal upon the earth; therefore I will hymn you, and sing your power for ever. To you this whole cosmos, wheeling about the …
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Hymn to Zeus

Cleanthes · Hymn to Zeus

Most glorious of the immortals, many-named, forever almighty, Zeus, first author of nature, steering all things by law — hail! For it is right that every mortal should address you. From you we were born, and we alone received the likeness of god

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Lead me, O Zeus

Cleanthes (preserved by Epictetus) · Enchiridion

Lead me, O Zeus, and you too, Destiny, wherever I have been assigned by you; I shall follow without flinching. And if I will not, I shall become base — and follow all the same.

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Second Hymn to Telesphorus

Anonymous (inscription from Athens) · Inscriptiones Graecae II³ 4, 939

Hail then to me, O healer, O greatly honoured one, play, Telesphoros, play, hail — and you with your glad laughter pour brightness over the faces of your priests; we hymn you, blessed one, light-bringer to mortals, giver of good things,

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Most glorious of the immortals, many-named, forever almighty, Zeus, first author of nature, steering all things by law — hail! For it is right that every mortal should address you.

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Hymn to Zeus

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Lead me, O Zeus

Cleanthes (preserved by Epictetus) · Enchiridion
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Second Hymn to Telesphorus

Anonymous (inscription from Athens) · Inscriptiones Graecae II³ 4, 939
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Prayer to Poseidon

Arion (preserved by Aelian) · Aelian, On Animals
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