Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A gem of a book. . . . Powell, who wears his learning as lightly as seersucker . . . is always sensitive to the Greek, and brings it across into clear, natural English, at the pitch-perfect register for the solemn or the ludic hymn." * Spectator *
"An impressive volume that we think lovers of poetry and of classical antiquity will appreciate." * Coffee with the Poets *
"This is a useful volume for the study of ancient Greek culture and, with its wealth of mythological and geographical lore, could be an illuminating companion to a tour of Greek sites and museums." * Religious Studies Review *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
List of Maps
Introduction
Meter and Performance
Annotation; the Spelling of Ancient Names and Places; Greek Texts
The Homeric Hymns
The Hymns of Callimachus
The Orphic Hymns
The Hymns of Proclus
1. Zeus
Homeric Hymn 23: To Zeus
Callimachus Hymn 1: To Zeus
Orphic Hymn 15: To Zeus
Orphic Hymn 19: To Zeus the Thunderbolt
Orphic Hymn 20: To Astrapaios Zeus
2. Hera
Homeric Hymn 12: To Hera
Orphic Hymn 16: To Hera
3. Poseidon
Homeric Hymn 22: To Poseidon
Orphic Hymn 17: To Poseidon
4. Athena
Homeric Hymn 11: To Athena
Homeric Hymn 28: To Athena
Callimachus Hymn 5: To Athena; On the Baths of Pallas
Orphic Hymn 32: To Athena
Proclus Hymn 7: To Wise Athena
5. Demeter, Persephone, and Hades
Homeric Hymn 2: To Demeter
Homeric Hymn 13: To Demeter
Callimachus Hymn 6: To Demeter
Orphic Hymn 40: To Eleusinian Demeter
Orphic Hymn 41: To Mother Antaia
Orphic Hymn 29: To Persephone
Orphic Hymn 18: To Plouton
6. Aphrodite
Homeric Hymn 5: To Aphrodite
Homeric Hymn 6: To Aphrodite
Homeric Hymn 10: To Aphrodite
Orphic Hymn 55: To Aphrodite
Proclus Hymn 2: To Aphrodite
Proclus Hymn 5: To the Lycian Aphrodite
7. Hephaistos
Homeric Hymn 20: To Hephaistos
Orphic Hymn 66: To Hephaistos
8. Apollo and the Muses
Homeric Hymn 3: To Apollo
Homeric Hymn 21: To Apollo
Homeric Hymn 25: To The Muses and Apollo
Callimachus Hymn 2: To Apollo
Callimachus Hymn 4: To Delos
Orphic Hymn 34: To Apollo
Orphic Hymn 35: To Leto
Orphic Hymn 76: To the Muses
Proclus Hymn 3: To the Muses
9. Artemis
Homeric Hymn 9: To Artemis
Homeric Hymn 27: To Artemis
Callimachus Hymn 3: To Artemis
Orphic Hymn 36: To Artemis
10. Hermes and Pan
Homeric Hymn 4: To Hermes
Homeric Hymn 18: To Hermes
Orphic Hymn 28: To Hermes
Orphic Hymn 57: To Chthonic Hermes
Homeric Hymn 19: To Pan
Orphic Hymn 11: To Pan
11. Dionysos
Homeric Hymn 1: To Dionysos
Homeric Hymn 7: To Dionysos
Homeric Hymn 26: To Dionysos
Orphic Hymn 30: To Dionysos
Orphic Hymn 45: To Dionysos Bassareus and Triennial
Orphic Hymn 46: To Dionysos Liknites
Orphic Hymn 47: To Dionysos Perikonios
Orphic Hymn 50: To Dionysos Lysios Lenaios
Orphic Hymn 52: To Dionysos, God of the Triennial Feasts
Orphic Hymn 53: To Dionysos, God of Annual Feasts
Orphic Hymn 44: To Semelê
12. Ares
Homeric Hymn 8: To Ares
Orphic Hymn 65: To Ares
13. Hestia
Homeric Hymn 24: To Hestia
Homeric Hymn 29: To Hestia
Orphic Hymn 84: To Hestia
14. Sun, Moon, Earth, Hekatê, and All the Gods
Homeric Hymns 31 and 32: To the Sun and the Moon
Orphic Hymn 8: To the Sun
Orphic Hymn 9: To the Moon
Proclus Hymn 1: To Helios
Homeric Hymn 30: To Earth Mother of All
Orphic Hymn 26: To Earth
Orphic Hymn 1: To Hekatê
Proclus Hymn 6: To the Mother of the Gods, Hekatê, and Janus/Zeus
Proclus Hymn 4: To All the Gods
Bibliography
Glossary/Index
