I cannot love this enough. O Son of Maia, our Guide and Companion in life and in death, hail and hail again!
“Hymn to Hermes”
(c) A. Applegate 2017
We give greetings to Hermes,
Clever Son of Zeus and Maia,
Wanderer of all the worlds
God of great cunning
Who, on His very first day of drawing breath,
Proved Himself a maker of music and mischief,
Strummer of the lyre,
Thief of the cattle of Apollon
The One Who achieves fame amongst the Gods by His deeds
The Prowler by night Who lurks in the street before the gates.
We hail holy Hermes
Who wards all wayfarers
Whether travelers for pleasure or commercial pursuits,
or those seized by thanatos
Who wend their way into dark caverns to be seated as guests
in Hades’ great, gilded halls
We hail Hermes Psychopompos,
His most sacred charge
Serve as our unerring Guide, our Companion, O Khthonios,
May Your lamps reveal the Mysteries
Glory gleaned in gloomy depths
To those ready to receive the Light of…
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