Wednesday, 16 October 2019

HYMN TO GODDESS NEMESIS ~ BY MESOMEDES OF CRETE



This Hymn to Goddess Nemesis was written by Mesomedes of Crete, in the 2nd century C.E. Nemesis is the Greek Goddess of revenge and Divine retribution- She who bestows just punishment to those who are filled with arrogance and malice.( for more information on Nemesis, click here). Below the video you can find the lyrics both in English and in ancient Greek. 



Nemesis, winged balancer of life,
dark-faced Goddess, daughter of Justice,
who, with Your unbending bridle,
dominate the vain arrogance of men and,
loathing man's fatal vanity, obliterate black envy;
beneath your wheel unstable and leaving no imprint,
the fate of men is tossed; You who come unnoticed,
in an instant, to subdue the insolent head.
You measure life with Your hand,
and with frowning brows, hold the yoke.

We glorify You, Nemesis, immortal Goddess,
Victory of the unfurled wings, powerful, infallible,
who shares the altar of Justice and, furious at human pride,
casts man into the abyss of Tartarus!




Νέμεσι πτερόεσσα βίου ροπά,
κυανώπι θεά, θύγατερ Δίκας,
α κούφα φρυάγματα θνατών
επέχεις αδάμαντι χαλινώι,
έχθουσα δ' ύβριν ολοάν βροτών
μέλανα φθόνον εκτός ελαύνεις.
υπό σον τροχόν άστατον αστιβή
χαροπά μερόπων στρέφεται τύχα,
λήθουσα δε παρ πόδα βαίνεις,
γαυρούμενον αυχένα κλίνεις.
υπό πήχυν αεί βίοτον μετρείς,
νεύεις δ' υπό κόλπον όφρυν αεί
ζυγόν μετά χείρα κρατούσα.
ίλαθι μάκαιρα δικασπόλε
Νέμεσι πτερόεσσα βίου ροπά.

Νέμεσιν θεόν άδομεν αφθίταν,
Νίκην τανυσίπτερον ομβρίμαν
νημερτέα και πάρεδρον Δίκας,
α ταν μεγαλανορίαν βροτών

νεμεσώσα φέρεις κατά Tαρτάρου.


Singer: Nikos Konstantinopoulos
Orchestration: Petros Tabouris
Video-Creation: Heliodromion



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