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- Condition
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- 2014-05-02
- ISBN
- 9780520282117
- EAN
- 9780520282117
- Book Title
- Homeric Hymns : a Translation, with Introduction and Notes
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Genre
- Music, Religion, Literary Collections, Social Science, Fiction
- Topic
- Religious / Hymns, Ancient, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folklore & Mythology, Ancient & Classical
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 9.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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The Homeric Hymns have survived for two and a half millennia because of their captivating stories, beautiful language, and religious significance. Well before the advent of writing in Greece, they were performed by traveling bards at religious events, competitions, banquets, and festivals. These thirty-four poems invoking and celebrating the gods of ancient Greece raise questions that humanity still struggles with--questions about our place among others and in the world. Known as "Homeric" because they were composed in the same meter, dialect, and style as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey , these hymns were created to be sung aloud. In this superb translation by Diane J. Rayor, which deftly combines accuracy and poetry, the ancient music of the hymns comes alive for the modern reader. Here is the birth of Apollo, god of prophecy, healing, and music and founder of Delphi, the most famous oracular shrine in ancient Greece. Here is Zeus, inflicting upon Aphrodite her own mighty power to cause gods to mate with humans, and here is Demeter rescuing her daughter Persephone from the underworld and initiating the rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries. This updated edition incorporates twenty-eight new lines in the first Hymn to Dionysos , along with expanded notes, a new preface, and an enhanced bibliography. With her introduction and notes, Rayor places the hymns in their historical and aesthetic context, providing the information needed to read, interpret, and fully appreciate these literary windows on an ancient world. As introductions to the Greek gods, entrancing stories, exquisite poetry, and early literary records of key religious rituals and sites, the Homeric Hymns should be read by any student of mythology, classical literature, ancient religion, women in antiquity, or the Greek language.
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University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520282116
ISBN-13
9780520282117
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Book Title
Homeric Hymns : a Translation, with Introduction and Notes
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Religious / Hymns, Ancient, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folklore & Mythology, Ancient & Classical
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Music, Religion, Literary Collections, Social Science, Fiction
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
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Pa4025.H8
Table of Content
Preface Acknowledgements Map Introduction 1. Dionysos 2. Demeter 3. Apollo 4. Hermes 5. Aphrodite 6. Aphrodite 7. Dionysos 8. Ares 9. Artemis 10. Aphrodite 11. Athena 12. Hera 13. Demeter 14. Mother of the Gods 15. Herakles 16. Asklepios 17. Dioskouroi 18. Hermes 19. Pan 20. Hephaistos 21. Apollo 22. Poseidon 23. Zeus 24. Hestia 25. The Muses, Apollo, and Zeus 26. Dionysos 27. Artemis 28. Athena 29. Hestia and Hermes 30. Gaia 31. Helios 32. Selene 33. Dioskouroi 34. Xenoi Notes Select Bibliography Glossary
Copyright Date
2014
Dewey Decimal
883/.01
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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