The Homeric hymns

The Homeric hymns

by Homerus

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"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"" be…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The Homeric hymns / a translation [from the Greek], with introduction and notes Diane J. Rayor.

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"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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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:cop. 2014.
  • Edition:Updated edition

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Notes

Oorspr. uitg.: 2004.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xx, 164 p. : : krt. ; : 21 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780520282117, 0520282116
  • oclc:ocn890025601
  • LC Classification:PA4025.H8
  • Dewey Decimal:883/.01

Subjects

Classical poetry Criticism, interpretation, etc Dieux grecs -- Poésie Gedichten (teksten) Gods, Greek Gods, Greek -- Poetry Greek poetry, Hellenistic Greek poetry, Hellenistic -- History an… Hymns, Greek (Classical) Hymns, Greek (Classical) -- Translation… Poésie ancienne Poésie grecque hellénistique -- Histoir… Poetry Poetry, Ancient Translations Vertalingen (vorm)

Writers

Homerus Rayor, Diane, (Diane J.)

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