Description

Book Synopsis
Wolkow have produced an accurate and elegant translation accompanied by rich commentary.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
The Orphic Hymns
Orpheus to Mousaios
1. To Hekate
2. To Prothyraia
3. To Night
4. To Sky
5. To Ether
6. To Protogonos
7. To the Stars
8. To the Sun
9. To Selene
10. To Physis
11. To Pan
12. To Herakles
13. To Kronos
14. To Rhea
15. To Zeus
16. To Hera
17. To Poseidon
18. To Plouton
19. To Zeus the Thunderbolt
20. To Astrapaios Zeus
21. To the Clouds
22. To the Sea
23. To Nereus
24. To the Nereids
25. To Proteus
26. To Earth
27. To the Mother of the Gods
28. To Hermes
29. Hymn to Persephone
30. To Dionysos
31. Hymn to the Kouretes
32. To Athene
33. To Nike
34. To Apollon
35. To Leto
36. To Artemis
37. To the Titans
38. To the Kouretes
39. To Korbas
40. To Eleusinian Demeter
41. To Mother Antaia
42. To Mise
43. To the Seasons
44. To Semele
45. Hymn to Dionysos Bassareus and Triennial
46. To Liknites
47. To Perikionios
48. To Sabazios
49. To Hipta
50. To Lysios Lenaios
51. To the Nymphs
52. To the God of Triennal Feasts
53. To the God of Annual Feasts
54. To Silenos Satyros and Bacchae
55. To Aphrodite
56. To Adonis
57. To Chthonic Hermes
58. To Eros
59. To the Fates
60. To the Graces
61. Hymn to Nemesis
62. To Dike
63. To Justice
64. Hymn to Nomos
65. To Ares
66. To Hephaistos
67. To Asklepios
68. To Hygeia
69. To the Erinyes
70. To the Eumenides
71. To Melinoe
72. To Tyche
73. To Daimon
74. To Leukothea
75. To Palaimon
76. To the Muses
77. To Mnemosyne
78. To Dawn
79. To Themis
80. To Boreas
81. To Zephyros
82. To Notos
83. To Okeanos
84. To Hestia
85. To Sleep
86. To Dream
87. To Death
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index Nominum
Index Locorum

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    Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
    Publication Date: 25/09/2013
    ISBN13: 9781421408828, 978-1421408828
    ISBN10: 1421408821
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Wolkow have produced an accurate and elegant translation accompanied by rich commentary.

    Table of Contents

    Preface
    Introduction
    The Orphic Hymns
    Orpheus to Mousaios
    1. To Hekate
    2. To Prothyraia
    3. To Night
    4. To Sky
    5. To Ether
    6. To Protogonos
    7. To the Stars
    8. To the Sun
    9. To Selene
    10. To Physis
    11. To Pan
    12. To Herakles
    13. To Kronos
    14. To Rhea
    15. To Zeus
    16. To Hera
    17. To Poseidon
    18. To Plouton
    19. To Zeus the Thunderbolt
    20. To Astrapaios Zeus
    21. To the Clouds
    22. To the Sea
    23. To Nereus
    24. To the Nereids
    25. To Proteus
    26. To Earth
    27. To the Mother of the Gods
    28. To Hermes
    29. Hymn to Persephone
    30. To Dionysos
    31. Hymn to the Kouretes
    32. To Athene
    33. To Nike
    34. To Apollon
    35. To Leto
    36. To Artemis
    37. To the Titans
    38. To the Kouretes
    39. To Korbas
    40. To Eleusinian Demeter
    41. To Mother Antaia
    42. To Mise
    43. To the Seasons
    44. To Semele
    45. Hymn to Dionysos Bassareus and Triennial
    46. To Liknites
    47. To Perikionios
    48. To Sabazios
    49. To Hipta
    50. To Lysios Lenaios
    51. To the Nymphs
    52. To the God of Triennal Feasts
    53. To the God of Annual Feasts
    54. To Silenos Satyros and Bacchae
    55. To Aphrodite
    56. To Adonis
    57. To Chthonic Hermes
    58. To Eros
    59. To the Fates
    60. To the Graces
    61. Hymn to Nemesis
    62. To Dike
    63. To Justice
    64. Hymn to Nomos
    65. To Ares
    66. To Hephaistos
    67. To Asklepios
    68. To Hygeia
    69. To the Erinyes
    70. To the Eumenides
    71. To Melinoe
    72. To Tyche
    73. To Daimon
    74. To Leukothea
    75. To Palaimon
    76. To the Muses
    77. To Mnemosyne
    78. To Dawn
    79. To Themis
    80. To Boreas
    81. To Zephyros
    82. To Notos
    83. To Okeanos
    84. To Hestia
    85. To Sleep
    86. To Dream
    87. To Death
    Notes
    Select Bibliography
    Index Nominum
    Index Locorum

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