Product Description: These lively narrative poems, attributed in antiquity to Homer, are works of great charm. Composed for recitation at festivals in honour of the gods, they tell of Apollo's birth on the island of Delos and his foundation of the Delphic oracle; Hermes' invention of the lyre and theft of his brother Apollo's cattle; and Aphrodite's love affair with the mortal Anchises...read more

Product Description: Most people are familiar, at least by repute, with Homer's two great epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, but few are aware that other poems survive that were attributed to Homer in ancient times. The Homeric Hymns are now known to be the work of various poets working in the same tradition, probably during the seventh and sixth centuries BC...read more

Product Description: George Chapman's translations of Homer--immortalized by Keats's sonnet-- are the most famous in the English language. Swinburne praised their "romantic and sometimes barbaric grandeur," their "freshness, strength, and inextinguishable fire...read more

Product Description: 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...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A collection of ancient Greek poetry that chronicles some of the major episodes from Greek mythology--from the abduction of Persephone to the theft of Apollo's cattle--originally recited at festivals to honor the Olympian gods and goddesses is complemented by an introduction that examines the hymns' authorship, literary characteristics, influence, and more. Original.

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Product Description: These beautiful hymns to the Greek divinities are attributed to Orpheus the ancient musician and poet who founded the Greek Mysteries. While no one knows where or when the Orphic hymns were written or by whom, all agree that the mystical hymns represent a living source of insight into the nature, attributes, and symbolism of the ancient gods and goddesses...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Boer’s translation, nominated for the National Book Award, has established itself like no other. This book, over 2000 years old, gives the earliest depiction of the divinities as individuals and evokes the Greek mythic imagination. Scrupulously faithful to every line of the Homeric text, the language sings and moves, evoking the mythic imagination of the Gods and Goddesses in a manner rarely captured before. By avoiding the conventions of academic style, Boer's verse provides the ancient world as a fresh and stunning experience.

Product Description: A rich source for students of Greek mythology and literature, the Homeric hymns are also fine poetry. Attributed by the ancients to Homer, these prooimia, or preludes, were actually composed over centuries and used by poets to prepare for the singing or recitation of longer portions of the Homeric epics...read more

Product Description: Spuriously attributed to Homer, the hymns and invocations collected in this book constitute, alongside The Iliad and The Odyssey the great sources of ancient Greek poetry. Now Thelma Sargent has rendered these works into a lucid and beautiful English verse...read more

Product Description: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible...read more