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Homeric Hymns

Homeric tradition

Hymn 33 | Primary edition: Hugh G. Evelyn-White

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ἀμφὶ Διὸς κούρους, ἑλικώπιδες ἔσπετε Μοῦσαι,

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Τυνδαρίδας, Λήδης καλλισφύρου ἀγλαὰ τέκνα,

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Κάστορά θ’ ἱππόδαμον καὶ ἀμώμητον Πολυδεύκεα,

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τοὺς ὑπὸ Ταϋγέτου κορυφῇ ὄρεος μεγάλοιο

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μιχθεῖσ’ ἐν φιλότητι κελαινεφέι Κρονίωνι

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σωτῆρας τέκε παῖδας ἐπιχθονίων ἀνθρώπων

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ὠκυπόρων τε νεῶν, ὅτε τε σπέρχωσιν ἄελλαι

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χειμέριαι κατὰ πόντον ἀμείλιχον· οἳ δ’ ἀπὸ νηῶν

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εὐχόμενοι καλέουσι Διὸς κούρους μεγάλοιο

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ἄρνεσσιν λευκοῖσιν, ἐπ’ ἀκρωτήρια βάντες

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πρύμνης· τὴν δ’ ἄνεμός τε μέγας καὶ κῦμα θαλάσσης

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θῆκαν ὑποβρυχίην· οἳ δ’ ἐξαπίνης ἐφάνησαν

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ξουθῇσι πτερύγεσσι δι’ αἰθέρος ἀίξαντες,

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αὐτίκα δ’ ἀργαλέων ἀνέμων κατέπαυσαν ἀέλλας,

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κύματα δ’ ἐστόρεσαν λευκῆς ἁλὸς ἐν πελάγεσσι,

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σήματα καλά, πόνου ἀπονόσφισιν· οἳ δὲ ἰδόντες

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γήθησαν, παύσαντο δ’ ὀιζυροῖο πόνοιο.

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χαίρετε, Τυνδαρίδαι, ταχέων ἐπιβήτορες ἵππων·

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αὐτὰρ ἐγὼν ὑμέων τε καὶ ἄλλης μνήσομ’ ἀοιδῆς.

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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

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Primary Edition

Hugh G. Evelyn-White

Ancient Greek | Verse

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