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Homeric Hymns

Homeric tradition

Hymn 29 | Primary edition: Hugh G. Evelyn-White

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ἑστίη, ἣ πάντων ἐν δώμασιν ὑψηλοῖσιν

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ἀθανάτων τε θεῶν χαμαὶ ἐρχομένων τ’ ἀνθρώπων

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ἕδρην ἀίδιον ἔλαχες, πρεσβηίδα τιμήν,

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καλὸν ἔχουσα γέρας καὶ τίμιον· οὐ γὰρ ἄτερ σοῦ

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εἰλαπίναι θνητοῖσιν, ἵν’ οὐ πρώτῃ πυμάτῃ τε

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Ἑστίῃ ἀρχόμενος σπένδει μελιηδέα οἶνον·

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καὶ σύ μοι, Ἀργειφόντα, Διὸς καὶ Μαιάδος υἱέ,

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ἄγγελε τῶν μακάρων, χρυσόρραπι, δῶτορ ἐάων,

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ἵλαος ὢν ἐπάρηγε σὺν αἰδοίῃ τε φίλῃ τε.

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ναίετε δώματα καλά, φίλα φρεσὶν ἀλλήλοισιν

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εἰδότες· ἀμφότεροι γὰρ ἐπιχθονίων ἀνθρώπων

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εἰδότες ἔργματα καλὰ νόῳ θ’ ἕσπεσθε καὶ ἥβῃ.

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χαῖρε, Κρόνου θύγατερ, σύ τε καὶ χρυσόρραπις Ἑρμῆς·

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αὐτὰρ ἐγὼν ὑμέων τε 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 29.

Primary Edition

Hugh G. Evelyn-White

Ancient Greek | Verse

Greek base text via Perseus canonical TEI

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