The Homeric hymn to Aphrodite

introduction, text, and commentary

by Andrew Faulkner

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Published 2008 by Oxford University Press in Oxford, New York .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Hymn to Aphrodite,
• Hymns, Greek (Classical) -- History and criticism,
• Aphrodite (Greek deity) -- Poetry,
• Aphrodite (Greek deity) in literature

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Edition Notes

Other titles	Hymn to Aphrodite.
Statement	Andrew Faulkner.
Genre	Poetry.
Series	Oxford classical monographs
Classifications
LC Classifications	PA4023.H87 F38 2008
The Physical Object
Pagination	xv, 342 p. ;
Number of Pages	342
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL17076856M
ISBN 10	9780199238040
LC Control Number	2008298258

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The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite explains: Zeus in his wisdom seized and carried off fair-haired Ganymede because of his beauty, so that he might be in the company of the gods and pour wine for them in the house of Zeus, a wonder to behold, esteemed by all . Oct 26,  · Homeric Hymns, Epigrams, and The Battle of Frogs and Mice HOMER (c. 8th cen - c. 8th cen), translated by Hugh Gerard EVELYN-WHITE ( - ) - audiobook Homeric Hymns . The Homeric Hymns Interpretative Essays Edited by Andrew Faulkner. The first collection of essays on these fascinating and elusive texts; Introduction to present-day research on the Homeric Hymns provides context for the individual chapters; International team of contributors express a range of views on the Hymns and both evaluate and advance scholarship.

THE HOMERIC HYMN TO HERMES. The charming, amusing, much admired, and lengthy Hymn to Hermes (4) tells the story of the god’s birth and childhood.. Zeus and Maia. Zeus joined in love with the beautiful nymph MAIA [meye'a] (MAEA) in a luxurious cave, . The majority of the collection, including the longer hymns, dates from the C7th - C6th B.C. A few of the shorter poems are clearly Hellenistic, and the Hymn to Ares was probably composed in Roman times. Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica. Translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume To Dionysus To Demeter To Delian Apollo To Hermes To Aphrodite To Aphrodite To Dionysus To Ares To Artemis To Aphrodite To Athena To Hera To Demeter To the Mother of the Gods To Heracles the Lion -Hearted To Asclepius To the Dioscuri To The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White.