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. Thirty-four poems that
invoke and celebrate the gods of ancient Greece, the Homeric Hymns
raise questions that humanity still struggles with--questions about
our place among others and in the world. "Homeric" because they
were composed in the same meter, dialect, and style as Homer's
Iliad and Odyssey, these "hymns" were created to be sung aloud. In
this superb translation by Diane Rayor, which deftly combines
accuracy and poetry, the ancient music of the hymns comes alive for
the modern reader. Here is the birth of Apollo, god of prophecy,
healing, and music and founder of Delphi, the most famous oracular
shrine in ancient Greece. Here is Zeus, inflicting upon Aphrodite
her own mighty power to cause gods to mate with humans, and here is
Demeter rescuing her daughter Persephone from the underworld and
initiating the rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries. This updated
edition incorporates 28 new lines in the First Hymn to Dionysus,
along with expanded notes, a new preface, and expanded
bibliography. With her introduction and notes, Rayor places the
hymns in their historical and aesthetic context, providing all the
information needed to read, interpret, and fully appreciate these
literary windows on an ancient world. As introductions to the Greek
gods, entrancing stories, exquisite poetry, and early literary
records of key religious rituals and sites, The Homeric Hymns
should be read by any student of mythology, classical literature,
ancient religion, women in antiquity, or the Greek language.
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