Three Homeric hymns : to Apollo, Hermes, and Aphrodite : hymns 3, 4, and 5 / edited by Nicholas Richardson.

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...

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Other Authors:	Richardson, N. J. (Nicholas James)
Other title:	Homeric hymns. Selections.
Format:	Book
Language:	English Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Series:	Cambridge Greek and Latin classics.
Subjects:	Homeric hymns. Hymns, Greek (Classical) Gods, Greek > Poetry.