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Homeric Hymns

Homeric tradition

Hymn 1 | Primary edition: Hugh G. Evelyn-White

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οἳ μὲν γὰρ Δρακάνῳ σʼ, οἳ δʼ Ἰκάρῳ ἠνεμοέσσῃ

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φάσʼ, οἳ δʼ ἐν Νάξῳ, δῖον γένος, εἰραφιῶτα,

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οἳ δέ σʼ ἐπʼ Ἀλφειῷ ποταμῷ βαθυδινήεντι

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κυσαμένην Σεμέλην τεκέειν Διὶ τερπικεραύνῳ·

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ἄλλοι δʼ ἐν Θήβῃσιν, ἄναξ, σε λέγουσι γενέσθαι,

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ψευδόμενοι· σὲ δʼ ἔτικτε πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε

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πολλὸν ἀπʼ ἀνθρώπων, κρύπτων λευκώλενον Ἥρην.

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ἔστι δέ τις Νύση, ὕπατον ὄρος, ἀνθέον ὕλῃ,

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τηλοῦ Φοινίκης, σχεδὸν Αἰγύπτοιο ῥοάων,

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-->καί οἱ ἀναστήσουσιν ἀγάλματα πόλλʼ ἐνὶ νηοῖς.

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ὣς δὲ τὰ μὲν τρία, σοὶ πάντως τριετηρίσιν αἰεὶ

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ἄνθρωποι ῥέξουσι τεληέσσας ἑκατόμβας. -->

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ἦ καὶ κυανέῃσιν ἐπʼ ὀφρύσι νεῦσε Κρονίων·

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ἀμβρόσιαι δʼ ἄρα χαῖται ἐπερρώσαντο ἄνακτος

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κρατὸς ἀπʼ ἀθανάτοιο· μέγαν δʼ ἐλέλιξεν Ὄλυμπον.

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ὣς εἰπὼν ἐπένευσε καρήατι μητίετα Ζεύς.

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ἵληθʼ, εἰραφιῶτα, γυναιμανές· οἱ δέ σʼ ἀοιδοὶ

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ᾄδομεν ἀρχόμενοι λήγοντές τʼ· οὐδέ πῃ ἔστι

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σεῖʼ ἐπιληθομένῳ ἱερῆς μεμνῆσθαι ἀοιδῆς.

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καὶ σὺ μὲν οὕτω χαῖρε, Διώνυσʼ εἰραφιῶτα,

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σὺν μητρὶ Σεμέλῃ, ἥν περ καλέουσι Θυώνην.

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Homeric Hymns

The Homeric Hymns range from brief invocations to extended mythic narratives, offering one of the clearest bridges between epic diction and cult praise.

Hymns | Original language: Ancient Greek

Archaic and later Greek hymn tradition, with core material commonly dated between the 7th and 5th centuries BCE

You are reading Hymn 1.

Primary Edition

Hugh G. Evelyn-White

Ancient Greek | Verse

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