Homer

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The Homeric Hymns: 10- To AphroditeX. TO APHRODITE (6 lines) / (ll. 1-3) Of Cytherea, born in Cyprus, I will sing. She gives / kindly gifts to men: smiles are ever on her lovely face, and
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The Homeric Hymns: 11- To AthenaXI. TO ATHENA (5 lines) / (ll. 1-4) Of Pallas Athene, guardian of the city, I begin to / sing. Dread is she, and with Ares she loves deeds of war, the
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The Homeric Hymns: 12- To HeraXII. TO HERA (5 lines) / (ll. 1-5) I sing of golden-throned Hera whom Rhea bare. Queen of / the immortals is she, surpassing all in beauty: she is the sister
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The Homeric Hymns: 13- To DemeterXIII. TO DEMETER (3 lines) / (ll. 1-2) I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess, / of her and of her daughter lovely Persephone.
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The Homeric Hymns: 14- To The Mother of the GodsXIV. TO THE MOTHER OF THE GODS (6 lines) / (ll. 1-5) I prithee, clear-voiced Muse, daughter of mighty Zeus, / sing of the mother of all gods and men. She is well-pleased with
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The Homeric Hymns: 15- To Heracles the Lion-HeartedXV. TO HERACLES THE LION-HEARTED (9 lines) / (ll. 1-8) I will sing of Heracles, the son of Zeus and much the / mightiest of men on earth. Alcmena bare him in Thebes, the city
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The Homeric Hymns: 16- To AsclepiusXVI. TO ASCLEPIUS (5 lines) / (ll. 1-4) I begin to sing of Asclepius, son of Apollo and healer / of sicknesses. In the Dotian plain fair Coronis, daughter of
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The Homeric Hymns: 17- To DioscuriXVII. TO THE DIOSCURI (5 lines) / (ll. 1-4) Sing, clear-voiced Muse, of Castor and Polydeuces, the / Tyndaridae, who sprang from Olympian Zeus. Beneath the heights
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The Homeric Hymns: 18- To HermesXVIII. TO HERMES (12 lines) / (ll. 1-9) I sing of Cyllenian Hermes, the Slayer of Argus, lord / of Cyllene and Arcadia rich in flocks, luck-bringing messenger of
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The Homeric Hymns: 19- To PanXIX. TO PAN (49 lines) / (ll. 1-26) Muse, tell me about Pan, the dear son of Hermes, with / his goat's feet and two horns -- a lover of merry noise. Through
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