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Homeric Hymns

Homeric tradition

Hymn 28 | Primary edition: Hugh G. Evelyn-White

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Παλλάδ’ Ἀθηναίην, κυδρὴν θεόν, ἄρχομ’ ἀείδειν

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γλαυκῶπιν, πολύμητιν, ἀμείλιχον ἦτορ ἔχουσαν,

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παρθένον αἰδοίην, ἐρυσίπτολιν, ἀλκήεσσαν,

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Τριτογενῆ, τὴν αὐτὸς ἐγείνατο μητίετα Ζεὺς

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σεμνῆς ἐκ κεφαλῆς, πολεμήια τεύχε’ ἔχουσαν,

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χρύσεα, παμφανόωντα· σέβας δ’ ἔχε πάντας ὁρῶντας

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ἀθανάτους· ἣ δὲ πρόσθεν Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο

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ἐσσυμένως ὤρουσεν ἀπ’ ἀθανάτοιο καρήνου,

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σείσασ’ ὀξὺν ἄκοντα· μέγας δ’ ἐλελίζετ’ Ὄλυμπος

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δεινὸν ὑπὸ βρίμης γλαυκώπιδος· ἀμφὶ δὲ γαῖα

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σμερδαλέον ἰάχησεν· ἐκινήθη δ’ ἄρα πόντος,

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κύμασι πορφυρέοισι κυκώμενος· ἔκχυτο δ’ ἅλμη

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ἐξαπίνης· στῆσεν δ’ Ὑπερίονος ἀγλαὸς υἱὸς

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ἵππους ὠκύποδας δηρὸν χρόνον, εἰσότε κούρη

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εἵλετ’ ἀπ’ ἀθανάτων ὤμων θεοείκελα τεύχη

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Παλλὰς Ἀθηναίη· γήθησε δὲ μητίετα Ζεύς.

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καὶ σὺ μὲν οὕτω χαῖρε, Διὸς τέκος αἰγιόχοιο·

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αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ καὶ σεῖο καὶ ἄλλης μνήσομ’ ἀοιδῆς.

Text notes and edition context

Work

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 28.

Primary Edition

Hugh G. Evelyn-White

Ancient Greek | Verse

Greek base text via Perseus canonical TEI

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