The Homeric Hymns : a translation, with introduction and notes

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The Homeric Hymns : a translation, with introduction and notes

Title remainder

a translation, with introduction and notes

Statement of responsibility

Diane J. Rayor

Contributor

• Rayor, Diane J

Subject

• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Electronic books
• Greek poetry, Hellenistic
• Greek poetry, Hellenistic -- History and criticism
• LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Ancient & Classical
• LITERARY CRITICISM -- Poetry
• POETRY -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval
• Poetry, Ancient
• Poetry, Ancient

Genre

• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Electronic books

Language

• eng
• grc
• eng

Summary

The Homeric Hymns have survived for two and a half millennia because of their captivating stories, beautiful language, and religious significance. Well before the advent of writing in Greece, they were performed by traveling bards at religious events, competitions, banquets, and festivals. These thirty-four poems invoking and celebrating the gods of ancient Greece raise questions that humanity still struggles with-questions about our place among others and in the world. Known as ""Homeric"" because they were composed in the same meter, dialect, and style as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, these hymn

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• Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature

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IDEBK

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no index present

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non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature