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Invoking Pan

We invoke Pan, the mighty God,
bucolic Pan, who is the universe of the world.
Sky, sea, sovereign Earth and immortal fire.
 
Come, O blissful one, dancer, wanderer, the one who reigns beside the Horae1,
goat-legged, worshipper of Bacchus, who plays the harmony of the world on the flute like a mirthful song.
O Pan, play some music for us, and we will dance under the melodies of your flute.
 
O helper of fantasies, inciter of human fears,
Sagacious, hunter, friend of Echo2, co-dancer to the Nymphs, You, the creator of everything, the father of all.
 
You, the one who wakes all the elements of nature, enthralling them with your sweet concordance, You, the one who invites the Nymphs to a ritualistic dance. O Horned Lord, eternally bound by bacchic mania, Pan.
 

• 1. The Horae or Hours were the goddesses of the seasons in Greek mythology. They were also considered to be the goddesses of order and justice, as well as the wardens at the gates of Mount Olympus. They were the daughters of either Zeus and Aphrodite, or Zeus and Themis.
• 2. In Greek mythology, Echo was an Oread who resided on Mount Cithaeron. Zeus loved consorting with beautiful nymphs and often visited them on Earth. Eventually, Zeus's wife, Hera, became suspicious, and came from Mt. Olympus in an attempt to catch Zeus with the nymphs. Echo, by trying to protect Zeus, endured Hera's wrath, and Hera made her only able to speak the last few words spoken to her. So when Echo met Narcissus and fell in love with him, she was unable to tell him how she felt and was forced to watch him as he fell in love with himself.

“Tʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴀʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ᴜɴғʀᴇᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ɪs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ sᴏ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇʟʏ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴇxɪsᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴏғ ʀᴇʙᴇʟʟɪᴏɴ.”
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