Orphic Hymn to Nyx: Ancient Greek Invocation of the Primordial Night

This is a profound and mystical chant from the Orphic Hymns, a collection of ritual poetry from ancient Greece (c. 3rd century BCE, preserving earlier traditions) used in the esoteric Orphic mysteries. It is an invocation to Nyx (Νύξ), the primordial goddess of Night, who existed at the very beginning of creation. In Orphic cosmology, Nyx is not merely the absence of light, but a cosmic, generative force—the "mother of gods and mortals," the one who holds the heavenly light, the beginning and end of all things. Chanting this hymn was believed to connect the practitioner to this profound, creative, and peaceful darkness, seeking her blessing, protection, and wisdom.

Original Greek Text:
Νύξ, γεννήτωρ ἀνθρώπων, δαιμόνων τε θεῶν τε,
νύξ πολυφώνη, νύξ πανμήτωρ, νύξ εὐκλεής,
νύξ αἰθέριον φῶς συνέχουσα, νύξ ἑνικήα,
...
νύξ, ἅπαντα συνέχουσα, νύξ, πάντων ἀρχή,
νύξ, ἅπαντα τελειῶσα, νύξ, εἰρηνική,
νύξ, ἁγία, νύξ, ἀνάγκη, νύξ, ἀείου,
...
ἐλθέ, μακαρία, νύξ, δέομαι, θυμὸν εὐφραίνου,
ἐλθέ, χρυσέα, νύξ, φῶς διδοῦσα ζῴοισιν,
ἐλθέ, ἅπαντα τίκτουσα, ἐλθέ, ἅπαντα φυλάττουσα.

Romanized Transliteration:
Nyx, gennētōr anthrōpōn, daimoniōn te theōn te,
nyx polyphōnē, nyx panmētōr, nyx eukleēs,
nyx aithērion phōs synechousa, nyx henikēa,
...
nyx, hapanta synechousa, nyx, pantōn archē,
nyx, hapanta teleiōsa, nyx, eirēnikē,
nyx, hagia, nyx, anankē, nyx, aeiou,
...
elthe, makaria, nyx, deomai, thumon euphrainon,
elthe, chrusea, nyx, phōs didousa zōoisin,
elthe, hapanta tiktousa, elthe, hapanta phylattousa.

Poetic English Translation:
Night, progenitor of humans, of spirits and of gods,
Night of many voices, all-mother Night, glorious Night,
Night holding the ethereal light, all-victorious Night,
...
Night, holding all things together, Night, beginning of all,
Night, bringing all to fulfillment, peaceful Night,
holy Night, inevitable Night, eternal Night,
...
Come, blessed Night, I pray, gladden my heart,
Come, golden Night, giving light to the living,
Come, you who give birth to all, come, you who guard all.

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