Hymn To Demeter
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The Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Author: Helene P. Foley
language: en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date: 2013-07-31
The Homeric Hymn to Demeter, composed in the late seventh or early sixth century B.C.E., is a key to understanding the psychological and religious world of ancient Greek women. The poem tells how Hades, lord of the underworld, abducted the goddess Persephone and how her grieving mother, Demeter, the goddess of grain, forced the gods to allow Persephone to return to her for part of each year. Helene Foley presents the Greek text and an annotated translation of this poem, together with selected essays that give the reader a rich understanding of the Hymn's structure and artistry, its role in the religious life of the ancient world, and its meaning for the modern world.
Callimachus: Hymn to Demeter
Author: Callimachus
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2004-05-20
Callimachus was one of the most influential writers in the ancient world and had a profound effect on the subsequent course of Greek and Roman literature. Dr Hopkinson here thoroughly analyses Callimachus' Sixth Hymn, The Hymn to Demeter providing the first full edition and commentary on the work in English.