To the Mother of the Gods
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I Prithee, clear-voiced Muse, daughter of mighty Zeus, sing of the mother of all gods and men. She is well-pleased with the sound of rattles and of timbrels, with the voice of flutes and the outcry of wolves and bright-eyed lions,
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with echoing hills and wooded coombes. And so hail to you in my song and to all goddesses as well!