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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... read more
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Some, O divine Eiraphiotes, say that Drakanon was your birthplace, but others claim it was at the wind-swept island of Ikaros, others at Naxos, and others by the deep-eddying river Alpheios that Semele conceived and bore you to Zeus who delights in thunder;
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