I call on the streams of Pleistus and the strength of Poseidon, and highest Zeus, the Fulfiller and then I take my seat as prophetess upon my throne. Bromius has held the region -I do not forget him- ever since he, as a god, led the Bacchantes in war,Īnd contrived for Pentheus death as of a hunted hare. These are the gods I place in the beginning of my prayer.Īnd Pallas who stands before the temple 3 is honored in my words and I worship the Nymphs where the Corycian 4rock is hollow, the delight of birds and haunt of gods. Zeus inspired his heart with prophetic skill and established him as the fourth prophet on this throne but Loxias is the spokesman of Zeus, his father. And at his arrival, the peopleĪnd Delphus, helmsman and lord of this land, made a great celebration for him. The children of Hephaistos, 2road-builders taming the wildness of the untamed land, escorted him with mighty reverence.
Leaving the lake 1and ridge of Delos, he landed on Pallas' ship-frequented shores,Īnd came to this region and the dwelling places on Parnassus. She gave it as a birthday gift to Phoebus, who has his name from Phoebe.
And in the third allotment, with Themis' consent and not by force,Īnother Titan, child of Earth, Phoebe, took her seat here.
Priestess of Pythian Apollo The Priestess of Pythian Apolloįirst, in this prayer of mine, I give the place of highest honor among the gods to the first prophet, Earth and after her to Themis, for she was the second to take this oracular seat of her mother, as legend tells.
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