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//- meta
	slug: "hymns/aether"
	lang: en
	title: "Orphic Hymn to Æther"
	pageCreated: "2026-04-17"

extends ../../../views/hymns/hymnsheet.pug

block navbar
	ul
		li.nav-arrow.nav-arrow-left: a(href="/hymns/ouranos") #[span.dingbat ☙] #[b(lang="grc") Ουρανου] #[i To Ouranos]
		li.nav-current Εʹ · V
		li.nav-arrow.nav-arrow-right: a(href="/hymns/protogonos") #[i To Protogonos] #[b(lang="grc") Πρωτογονου] #[span.dingbat ❧]

block ancient-pic
	img(src="/hymns/thumbnails/aether-ancient.jpg" alt="Ancient statue of Æther")

block modern-pic
	img(src="/hymns/thumbnails/aether-modern.jpg" alt="Modern illustration of Æther")

block greek
	h1 Αἰθέρος
	div.offering Θυμίαμα κρόκον
	p.hymn-greek
		:format-hymn
			Ὦ Διὸς ὑψιμέλαθρον ἔχων κράτος αἰὲν ἀτειρές,
			ἄστρων ἠελίου τε σεληναίης θ’ ὑπέρεισμα,
			πανδαμάτορ, πυρίπνους, πᾶσι ζωοῖσιν ἔναυσμα,
			ὑψιφανὴς Αἰθέρ, κόσμου στοιχεῖον ἄριστον,
			ἀγλαὸν ὦ βλάστημα, σελασφόρον, ἀστεροφεγγές,
			κικλήσκων λίτομαί Σε κεκραμένον εὔδιον εἶναι.

block english
	h1 To Æther
	div.offering The fumigation from saffron.
	p.hymn-english O ever untam’d #[span.theonym(greek="Æther") Fire], who reign’st on high#[br]in #[span.theonym(greek="Zeus’") Joves’] dominions ruler of the sky;#[br]the glorious sun with dazzling lustre bright,#[br]and moon and stars from Thee derive their light;#[br]all taming pow’r, ætherial shining fire,#[br]whose vivid blasts the heat of life inspire:#[br]the world’s best element, light-bearing pow’r,#[br]with starry radiance shining, splendid flow’r,#[br]O hear my suppliant pray’r, and may Thy frame#[br]be ever innocent, serene, and tame.