Orphic Hymn to Zeus, read in Ancient Greek

The beautiful Orphic Hymn to the thundering one. A fascinating alternative to the conventional view of Zeus, this hymn allows us to see why the high lord of Olympus would have been praised in the ancient world.
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[@swapnilsonawane9874]

Wow. I was in tears. Hail Zeus, the skyfather.

[@AncientLiteratureDude]

Glad to hear it moved you, and thank you so much for the comment. The Hymns are near and dear to my heart.

[@WildMen4444]

Hail Father Zeus!

[@Cuban20]

Amazing, this deserves a sub

[@AncientLiteratureDude]

Thank you!

[@Cuban20]

@@AncientLiteratureDude Thank you for this masterpiece

[@InfernalLeo777]

I saw your Latin videos, great narrator. Take my sub

[@nyanarchy]

Could you please do the Orphic hymn to Sabazios sometime? There isn't any version of it on CZcams yet, from what I can tell.

[@crb2650]

Ave! Salve! Pater Juppiter Optimus Maximus tibi semper cantabo.

[@kmhataley1411]

breath-taking oration!

[@AncientLiteratureDude]

Thank you, really appreciate it!

[@READ_MY_channel.DESCRIPTION_x]

Dyaush pita indra perkunows
Beginning of all things
And end of all

[@irvingmarquez1106]

Salve poderoso Zeus rey del Olimpo dios padre de hombres y dioses

[@peidaer]

Hey there. Can you provide some sources on the correct pronounciation of Zeus Name in ancient greek? Your inserted "d" is unclear to me... Thank you very much

[@peidaer]

Also interesting is the spelling of the readers letter φ. He is reffering to it as a soft "p". I learned to read it as an "f". May you have hints for this decision kind sir? Best regards

[@AncientLiteratureDude]

Hi, yes, in Ancient Greek zeta was pronounced [zd] or [sd] in the classical period. It later simplified to [z].

[@AncientLiteratureDude]

It later became an f, but was originally an aspirated p sound: that is, a p with a puff of air, as it tends to be pronounced when it stands alone at the beginning of words in American English.

[@peidaer]

@@AncientLiteratureDude Thank you so much! Your ὦ sounds very much like "Om". I nowhere found a source. Can you please provide some sources for us to study? Also for the Hymns and other stuff, this would be so helpful if we can get more educational material in the video description. I would very much appreciate.

[@MariaCastro-me5sk]

Io Zeus