Description
Book SynopsisSuitable for recitation at festivals, this title includes 33 songs that were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. It features songs that recount the key episodes in the lives of the gods, and dramatise the moments when they first appear before mortals.
Trade Review"The purest expression of ancient Greek religion we possess. Jules Cashford is attuned to the poetry of the Hymns." (Nigel Spivey, Cambridge University)
Table of ContentsThe Homeric HymnsIntroduction
Further Reading
Translator's Note
The Homeric Hymns
I. Hymn To Dionysos
II. Hymn To Demeter
III. Hymn To Apollo
Delian Apollo
Pythian Apollo
IV. Hymn To Hermes
V. Hymn To Aphrodite
VI. Hymn To Aphrodite
VII. Hymn To Dionysos
VIII. Hymn To Ares
IX. Hymn To Artemis
X. Hymn To Aphrodite
XI. Hymn To Athena
XII. Hymn To Hera
XIII. Hymn To Demeter
XIV. Hymn To The Mother Of The Gods
XV. Hymn To Herakles, The Lion-Hearted
XVI. Hymn To Asklepios
XVII. Hymn To Dioskouroi
XVIII. Hymn To Hermes
XIX. Hymn To Pan
XX. Hymn To Hephaistos
XXI. Hymn To Apollo
XXII. Hymn To Poseidon
XXIII. Hymn To The Son Of Kronos, Most High
XXIV. Hymn To Hestia
XXV. Hymn To The Muses And Apollo
XXVI. Hymn To Dionysos
XXVII. Hymn To Artemis
XXVIII. Hymn To Athena
XXIX. Hymn To Hestia
XXX. Hymn To Gaia, Mother Of All
XXXI. Hymn To Helios
XXXII. Hymn To Selene
XXXIII. Hymn To The Dioskouroi
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