Zusatztext "The purest expression of ancient Greek religion we possess. Jules Cashford is attuned to the poetry of the Hymns." (Nigel Spivey! Cambridge University) Informationen zum Autor Originally attributed to Homer because of their style and quality, the hymns are now thought to have been written by of a number of different poets of the 7th and 6th centuries BC. Jules Cashford is a writer and lecturer on Mythology. She is the author of The Myth of the Goddess (Arkana, 1991) & The Myth of the Moon (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, forthcoming. Dr Nicholas Richardson is a Fellow in English at Merton College, Oxford Klappentext Composed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. They recount the key episodes in the lives of the gods, and dramatise the moments when they first appear before mortals. Together they offer the most vivid picture we have of the Greek view of the relationship between the divine and human worlds. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung Suitable for recitation at festivals, this title includes 33 songs that were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. It features songs that recount the key episodes in the lives of the gods, and dramatise the moments when they first appear before mortals. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Homeric HymnsIntroduction Further Reading Translator's Note The Homeric Hymns I. Hymn To Dionysos II. Hymn To Demeter III. Hymn To Apollo Delian Apollo Pythian Apollo IV. Hymn To Hermes V. Hymn To Aphrodite VI. Hymn To Aphrodite VII. Hymn To Dionysos VIII. Hymn To Ares IX. Hymn To Artemis X. Hymn To Aphrodite XI. Hymn To Athena XII. Hymn To Hera XIII. Hymn To Demeter XIV. Hymn To The Mother Of The Gods XV. Hymn To Herakles, The Lion-Hearted XVI. Hymn To Asklepios XVII. Hymn To Dioskouroi XVIII. Hymn To Hermes XIX. Hymn To Pan XX. Hymn To Hephaistos XXI. Hymn To Apollo XXII. Hymn To Poseidon XXIII. Hymn To The Son Of Kronos, Most High XXIV. Hymn To Hestia XXV. Hymn To The Muses And Apollo XXVI. Hymn To Dionysos XXVII. Hymn To Artemis XXVIII. Hymn To Athena XXIX. Hymn To Hestia XXX. Hymn To Gaia, Mother Of All XXXI. Hymn To Helios XXXII. Hymn To Selene XXXIII. Hymn To The Dioskouroi Notes ...

Autorentext

Originally attributed to Homer because of their style and quality, the hymns are now thought to have been written by of a number of different poets of the 7th and 6th centuries BC.

Jules Cashford is a writer and lecturer on Mythology. She is the author of The Myth of the Goddess (Arkana, 1991) & The Myth of the Moon (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, forthcoming.

Dr Nicholas Richardson is a Fellow in English at Merton College, Oxford

Klappentext

Composed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. They recount the key episodes in the lives of the gods, and dramatise the moments when they first appear before mortals. Together they offer the most vivid picture we have of the Greek view of the relationship between the divine and human worlds.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Zusammenfassung
Suitable for recitation at festivals, this title includes 33 songs that were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. It features songs that recount the key episodes in the lives of the gods, and dramatise the moments when they first appear before mortals.

Inhalt
The Homeric HymnsIntroduction
Further Reading
Translator's Note

The Homeric Hymns
I. Hymn To Dionysos
II. Hymn To Demeter
III. Hymn To Apollo
Delian Apollo
Pythian Apollo
IV. Hymn To Hermes
V. Hymn To Aphrodite
VI. Hymn To Aphrodite
VII. Hymn To Dionysos
VIII. Hymn To Ares
IX. Hymn To Artemis
X. Hymn To Aphrodite
XI. Hymn To Athena
XII. Hymn To Hera
XIII. Hymn To Demeter
XIV. Hymn To The Mother Of The Gods
XV. Hymn To Herakles, The Lion-Hearted
XVI. Hymn To Asklepios
XVII. Hymn To Dioskouroi
XVIII. Hymn To Hermes
XIX. Hymn To Pan
XX. Hymn To Hephaistos
XXI. Hymn To Apollo
XXII. Hymn To Poseidon
XXIII. Hymn To The Son Of Kronos, Most High
XXIV. Hymn To Hestia
XXV. Hymn To The Muses And Apollo
XXVI. Hymn To Dionysos
XXVII. Hymn To Artemis
XXVIII. Hymn To Athena
XXIX. Hymn To Hestia
XXX. Hymn To Gaia, Mother Of All
XXXI. Hymn To Helios
XXXII. Hymn To Selene
XXXIII. Hymn To The Dioskouroi
Notes