Orphic Hymn 72
To Fortune
English translation
Thomas Taylor · 1/1
THE FUMIGATION FROM FRANKINCENSE. Approach, queen Fortune, with propitious mind And rich abundance, to my pray’r inclin’d: Placid and gentle Trivia, mighty nam’d, Imperial Dian, born of Pluto fam’d, Mankind’s unconquer’d endless praise is thine, Sepulch’ral, widely wand’ring pow’r divine! In thee our various mortal life is found, And some from thee in copious wealth abound; While others mourn thy hand averse to bless, In all the bitterness of deep distress. Be present, Goddess, to thy vot’ries kind, And give abundance with benignant mind.
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Works Cited
“The Mystical Hymns of Orpheus.” Translated by Thomas Taylor, 2nd ed., 1824. The Theosophical Library, https://theosophylib.com/tt/hymns-of-orpheus/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
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