To Okeanus
Eldest of the Titans, of Gaia and Great Ouranus spawned
Deep swirling Okeanus, serpentine and bull-horned,
Earth encircling power, life begetting Lord
Most Fertile of Gods, from whom 3,000 rivers poured,
Husband of Tethys, and origin of all,
Loud-booming Father of the Okeanides, I call
Whose primordial water around the heavens flows
Incorruptible source of bliss, from whence Gods and men arose
Your light-footed daughter's, scattered far, keep
In their care the earth and the waters deep
Girdled with the circle of the sky
Source of earth's waters, producing rain from high
You set the limits of the earth, surrounding all.
Come Blessed Titan, hear you supplicant's call.
May your purifying waters cleanse me body and soul
That with a pure heart, I aspire to a pure goal.
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To Okeanus
PoetryOkeanus is the primal Greek God of water, from whence we derive the word Ocean. He is A Titan God, son of Ouranus and Gaia, and was thought of as the primal water surrounding the earth, the source of all rivers and seas. In mythology He remained n...
