Homer

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The Homeric Hymns: 5- To AphroditeV. TO APHRODITE (293 lines) / (ll. 1-6) Muse, tell me the deeds of golden Aphrodite the / Cyprian, who stirs up sweet passion in the gods and subdues the
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The Homeric Hymns: 27- To ArtemisXXVII. TO ARTEMIS (22 lines) / (ll. 1-20) I sing of Artemis, whose shafts are of gold, who / cheers on the hounds, the pure maiden, shooter of stags, who
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The Homeric Hymns: 2- To DemeterII. TO DEMETER (495 lines) / (ll. 1-3) I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess / -- of her and her trim-ankled daughter whom Aidoneus rapt away,
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The Homeric Hymns: 3- To ApolloIII. TO APOLLO (546 lines) / TO DELIAN APOLLO -- / (ll. 1-18) I will remember and not be unmindful of Apollo who
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The Homeric Hymns: 4- To HermesIV. TO HERMES (582 lines) / (ll. 1-29) Muse, sing of Hermes, the son of Zeus and Maia, lord / of Cyllene and Arcadia rich in flocks, the luck-bringing
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The Homeric Hymns: 22- To PoseidonXXII. TO POSEIDON (7 lines) / (ll. 1-5) I begin to sing about Poseidon, the great god, mover of / the earth and fruitless sea, god of the deep who is also lord of
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The Iliad: Book 13Now when Jove had thus brought Hector and the Trojans to the / ships, he left them to their never-ending toil, and turned his keen / eyes away, looking elsewhither towards the horse-breeders of Thrace,
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The Iliad: Book 15But when their flight had taken them past the trench and the set / stakes, and many had fallen by the hands of the Danaans, the Trojans / made a halt on reaching their chariots, routed and pale with fear.
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The Odyssey: Book 08Now when the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared, / Alcinous and Ulysses both rose, and Alcinous led the way to the / Phaecian place of assembly, which was near the ships. When they got
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The Homeric Hymns: 26- To DionysusXXVI. TO DIONYSUS (13 lines) / (ll. 1-9) I begin to sing of ivy-crowned Dionysus, the loud- / crying god, splendid son of Zeus and glorious Semele. The rich-
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