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Callimachus · c. 310 – c. 240 BC

Hymns

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Six hymns, four in the epic manner of the Homeric Hymns and two (the Bath of Pallas and Demeter) in the Doric and elegiac forms of cult song. They tell of the birth of Zeus, of Apollo, of Artemis and her nymphs, of Delos as the refuge of Leto, of the blinding of Tiresias, and of Erysichthon's hunger.

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Greek original with English translation, 8 passages, about 11200 words in English.
Translator
A. W. Mair (1921)
Edition
A. W. Mair and G. R. Mair (eds. and trs.), Callimachus and Lycophron, Aratus, Loeb Classical Library, London: Heinemann; New York: Putnam, 1921 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus, tlg0533.tlg015-tlg020 perseus-grc3)
Cite as
Callimachus, Hymns 1.1 (by hymn, line)

Contents · 8 passages

  1. 1.1–96Hymn to Zeus1022 words
  2. 2.1–113Hymn to Apollo1165 words
  3. 3.1–268Hymn to Artemis: the goddess's childhood wishes2818 words
  4. 4.1–86Hymn to Delos: Asteria among the islands896 words
  5. 4.87–204Hymn to Delos: Leto's wanderings1176 words
  6. 4.205–326Hymn to Delos: the birth of Apollo1246 words
  7. 5.1–142Hymn to Athena: the Bath of Pallas and Teiresias1374 words
  8. 6.1–138Hymn to Demeter: Erysichthon's hunger1456 words

English translation by A. W. Mair (1921). Original text: A. W. Mair and G. R. Mair (eds. and trs.), Callimachus and Lycophron, Aratus, Loeb Classical Library, London: Heinemann; New York: Putnam, 1921 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus, tlg0533.tlg015-tlg020 perseus-grc3).

Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library, Greek text); translation public domain (OCR from the Internet Archive scan). Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.