The Homeric Hymns
A rich source for students of Greek mythology and literature, the Homeric hymns are also fine poetry. Attributed by the ancients to Homer, these prooimia, or preludes, were actually composed over centuries and used by poets to prepare for the singing or recitation of longer portions of the Homeric epics. In his acclaimed translations of the hymns, Apostolos Athanassakis preserves the essential simplicity of the original Greek, offering a straightforward, line-by-line translation that makes no...
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For this long-awaited new edition, Athanassakis enhances his classic work with a comprehensive index, careful and selective changes in the translations themselves, and numerous additions to the notes which will enrich the reader's experience of these ancient and influential poems.
1Fragments of the hymn to Dionysos12To Demeter13To Apollon144To Hermes285To Aphrodite426To Aphrodite507To Dionysos508To Ares529To Artemis5210To Aphrodite5311To Athena5312To Hera5313To Demeter5314To the mother of the Gods5415To lion-hearted Herakles5416To Asklepios5417To the Dioskouroi5418To Hermes5519To Pan5520To Hephaistos5621To Apollon5722To Poseidon5723To Zeus5724To Hestia5725To the muses and Apollon5726To Dionysos5827To Artemis5828To Athena5929To Hestia5930To Earth, mother of all6031To Helios6032To Selene6133To the Dioskouroi62To guest-friends62
\ Parnassus: Poetry in ReviewMore than any other translation, this one makes these ancient poems seem familiar without eroding our sense of them as profoundly archaic and foreign.\ \ \ \ \ \ Queen's QuarterlyProfessor Athanassakis' new translation of the Hymns is very welcome. It is clearly intended for the use of students in courses in Greek mythology and religion, and includes a short but useful general introduction and separate notes to each Hymn... Athanassakis' translation is acceptable, and his commentary is very useful for its sound traditional scholarship and acquaintance with modern Greek folklore which he alone can contribute.\ — Mark W. Edwards\ \ \ \ Classical OutlookThe translations present clear, smooth, and occasionally stately narrative. The translator displays a knack for selecting colorful and appropriate English words to match the Greek.\ \ \ \ \ Parnassus: Poetry in ReviewMore than any other translation, this one makes these ancient poems seem familiar without eroding our sense of them as profoundly archaic and foreign.\ \ \ \ \ Classical OutlookThe translations present clear, smooth, and occasionally stately narrative. The translator displays a knack for selecting colorful and appropriate English words to match the Greek.\ \ \ \ \ \ Queen's QuarterlyProfessor Athanassakis' new translation of the Hymns is very welcome. It is clearly intended for the use of students in courses in Greek mythology and religion, and includes a short but useful general introduction and separate notes to each Hymn... Athanassakis' translation is acceptable, and his commentary is very useful for its sound traditional scholarship and acquaintance with modern Greek folklore which he alone can contribute.\ — Mark W. Edwards\ \ \
