Reviews
More than any other translation, this one makes these ancient poems seem familiar without eroding our sense of them as profoundly archaic and foreign.
Stately, graceful, and close to the original, this translation will serve its readers' purposes well.
Professor 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.
The translations present clear, smooth, and occasionally stately narrative. The translator displays a knack for selecting colorful and appropriate English words to match the Greek.
Apostolos N. Athanassakis's lucid line-by-line translation of the Homeric Hymns has long held a place of honor in classical mythology and Greek literature courses. This new edition, with updated translations and notes, will guide anyone interested in Greek gods or ancient poetry to an appreciation of these graceful, lively texts.
A reliable and spirited rendition.
Book Details
Preface
Introduction
1. Fragments of the Hymn to Dionysos
2. To Demeter
3. To Apollon
4. To Hermes
5. To Aphrodite
6. To Aphrodite
7. To Dionysos
8. To Ares
9. To Artemis
10. To Aphrodite
11. To Athena
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Preface
Introduction
1. Fragments of the Hymn to Dionysos
2. To Demeter
3. To Apollon
4. To Hermes
5. To Aphrodite
6. To Aphrodite
7. To Dionysos
8. To Ares
9. To Artemis
10. To Aphrodite
11. To Athena
12. To Hera
13. To Demeter
14. To the Mother of the Gods
15. To Lion-Hearted Herakles
16. To Asklepios
17. To the Dioskouroi
18. To Hermes
19. To Pan
20. To Hephaistos
21. To Apollon
22. To Poseidon
23. To Zeus
24. To Hestia
25. To the Muses and Apollon
26. To Dionysos
27. To Artemis
28. To Athena
29. To Hestia
30. To Earth, Mother of All
31. To Helios
32. To Selene
33. To the Dioskouroi
To Guest-Friends
Notes
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Index