Muses of Helicon, let us begin our song with them,
who hold the great and holy mountain of Helicon,
and around its violet-like spring and altar of exceedingly
strong Kronios, dance on dainty feet, and
who, after bathing their soft skin in the Permessos
or the spring of the Horse or holy Olmeios
on the peak of Helicon, form their dances, beautiful
dances that arouse desire, and they move erotically.
From Helicon they rise up veiled in a deep mist and walk
through the night, sending forth their voice most beautiful,
hymning aegis-bearing Zeus and Lady Hera
the Argive clad in sandals of gold, and
the daughter of Zeus of the aegis, gray-eyed Athena, and
Phoebus Apollo and Artemis, who pour forth arrows, and
Poseidon, holder and shaker of Gaia, and
august Themis and Aphrodite of the glancing eyes and
and Hebe with her golden crown and beautiful Dione, and
Leto and Iapetos and Kronos of crooked counsel and
Eos and great Helios and shining Selene and
Gaia and great Okeanos, and black Night and
the sacred clan of the other deathless ones who are for always.

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