Prayer to Hera, Zeus
Hera · Zeus
O royal Hera, of majestic mien, aerial-formed, divine, Zeus' blessed queen, throned in the bosom of cerulean air, the race of mortals is thy constant care. The cooling gales thy power alone inspires, which nourish life, which every life desires. Mother of showers and winds, from thee alone, producing all things, mortal life is known: all natures share thy temperament divine, and universal sway alone is thine, with sounding blasts of wind, the swelling sea and rolling rivers roar when shook by thee. Come, blessed Goddess, famed almighty queen, with aspect kind, rejoicing and serene.
Fons · Source
AuthorAnonymous (Orphic corpus)
WorkOrphic Hymns
Section16 (to Hera)
PeriodHellenistic to Roman imperial (3rd c. BC – 2nd c. AD)
OccasionOrphic hymn to Hera — invocation of the queen of heaven as goddess of cooling gales, showers and winds
Classificatio · Taxonomy
Culturegreek
Formhymn
DeitiesHera, Zeus
Functionsinvocation · petition
Spherecivic · domestic