Thesmophoric Rites

Cleaved open the earth
The cursed chariot appears
Pale chthonic maiden
Head bowed to pluck the narcissus

Descent into the Underworld
Swallow her whole
Dromeda, Deknuma, Legomena

The famine spreads
A curse upon the land
A mother's fruitless search
Cries in mourning

Nymphs weep in unison
Hecate to show the way
'Twas he who receives many guests
The one known by many names

Only dead for company
Imprisoned against will
I kathodos, I anazitisi, I anodos

A mother's lament
Mysteries of Elysium
Open the Kiste and Calatus
Call upon the father

Pass fair judgment upon thee
Summon from the depths
Pale chthonic maiden
To ascend once again

Hearts take relief
In shared grief
Wrest from her arms anew
They suffer

Maiden, mother, crone
Demeter's anguish
His denigration of her despair
Swallow indignation

Rage of the reprehensible circumstance
The red jewel fruit
Has been consumed

A curse to return once again
Blood of the Adonis
Queen of Spring
And Queen of Hell