Orphic Hymn 77

To Mnemosyne

THE FUMIGATION FROM FRANKINCENSE. Or the Goddess of Memory. The consort I invoke of Jove divine, Source of the holy, sweetly speaking Nine; Free from th’ oblivion of the fallen mind, By whom the soul with intellect is join’d. Reason’s increase and thought to thee belong, All-powerful, pleasant, vigilant, and strong. ‘Tis thine to waken from lethargic rest All thoughts deposited within the breast; And nought neglecting, vig’rous to excite The mental eye from dark oblivion’s night. Come, blessed pow’r, thy mystics’ mem’ry wake To holy rites, and Lethe’s fetters break.