These lively narrative poems, attributed in antiquity to Homer, are
works of great charm. Composed for recitation at festivals in
honour of the gods, they tell of Apollo's birth on the island of
Delos and his foundation of the Delphic oracle; Hermes' invention
of the lyre and theft of his brother Apollo's cattle; and
Aphrodite's love affair with the mortal Anchises. This edition
offers a new text of these poems. The Introduction discusses among
other things the nature and purpose of the poems in general, their
origins, their structure and themes. The Commentary brings out the
individual character of each Hymn, by analyzing in depth its
language and literary qualities, and also its religious and
historical aspects. The aim is to make these Hymns more accessible
to students of Greek literature, and help them to appreciate the
poems more fully as major works of early Greek poetry.
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