Homeric Hymns
by Homer, Jules Cashford (Translator), Nicholas Richardson (Introduction by, Notes by)
ISBN-10: 0140437827
ISBN-13: 9780140437829
$14.00
Book Specs
Binding
UK-B Format Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Published on
Oct 28, 2003
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
7.78x5.08x0.56 Inches
Weight
0.37 Pounds
About the Book
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.