Rayor, which deftly combines accuracy and poetry, the ancient music of the hymns comes alive for the modern reader. Known as “Homeric” because they were composed in the same meter, dialect, and style as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, these hymns were created to be sung aloud. These thirty-four poems invoking and celebrating the gods of ancient Greece raise questions that humanity still struggles with-questions about our place among others and in the world. Well before the advent of writing in Greece, they were performed by traveling bards at religious events, competitions, banquets, and festivals. The Homeric Hymns have survived for two and a half millennia because of their captivating stories, beautiful language, and religious significance.
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