The Homeric Hymns

This is a collection of the standard texts of ancient Greek which are important components of what we know about Greek myth, religion, language and culture. All of the works collectively known as the Homeric Hymns are collected and translated here in their entirety, and the work includes ample notes and an introduction to place the works in their historic importance, chronological table, genealogical chart, maps of Greece and the Aegean Islands, and illustrations of vase paintings with mythological themes. This edition is part of the Focus Classical Library

Susan C. Shelmerdine (Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) is Professor and Head of the department of Classical Studies at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Her research interests include Archaic Greek Literature, Homer, Mythology, Ancient Religion, and Greek and Latin Pedagogy.

Preface ix List of Illustrations xii General Introduction 1 Chronological Table 11 Genealogical Chart 12 Map 1 Greece and the Aegean Islands 13 Map 2 Mainland Greece 14 Vase Paintings with Mythological Themes 15 Hymns: 1. Hymn to Dionysos 27 2. Hymn to Demeter     Introduction 29     Hymn 33 3. Hymn to Apollo     Introduction 59     Hymn 62 4. Hymn to Hermes     Introduction 91     Hymn 94 5. Hymn to Aphrodite     Introduction 123     Hymn 126 6. Hymn to Aphrodite 140 7. Hymn to Dionysos 141 8. Hymn to Ares 144 9. Hymn to Artemis 146 10. Hymn to Aphrodite 147 11. Hymn to Athena 147 12. Hymn to Hera 148 13. Hymn to Demeter 148 14. Hymn to the Mother of the Gods 149 15. Hymn to Herakles the Lion-Hearted 150 16. Hymn to Asklepios 151 17. Hymn to the Dioskouroi 152 18. Hymn to Hermes 152 19. Hymn to Pan 153 20. Hymn to Hephaistos 155 21. Hymn to Apollo 156 22. Hymn to Poseidon 156 23. Hymn to Zeus 157 24. Hymn to Hestia 157 25. Hymn to the Muses and Apollo 158 26. Hymn to Dionysos 158 27. Hymn to Artemis 159 28. Hymn to Athena 160 29. Hymn to Hestia 161 30. Hymn to Earth, Mother of All 162 31. Hymn to Helios 163 32. Hymn to Selene 164 33. Hymn to the Dioskouroi 165 34. Hymn to Guest-Friends 167 Pronunciation Guide 168 Suggestions For Further Reading 171 Index 173