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Epic poetry, Greek --- Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature. --- Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature. --- Trojan War --- Civilization, Homeric. --- History and criticism. --- Literature and the war. --- Homer --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Homère --- Achilles (Greek mythology) in literature --- Civilization, Homeric --- Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature --- Homeric civilization --- History and criticism --- Literature and the war --- Homeros --- Homerus --- Hóiméar --- Hūmīrūs --- Gomer --- Omir --- Omer --- Omero --- Ho-ma --- Homa --- Homérosz --- האמער --- הומירוס --- הומר --- הומרוס --- هومر --- هوميروس --- 荷马 --- Ὅμηρος --- Гамэр --- Hamėr --- Омир --- Homero --- 호메로스 --- Homerosŭ --- Homērs --- Homeras --- Хомер --- ホメーロス --- ホメロス --- Гомер --- Homeri --- Hema --- Pseudo-Homer --- Pseudo Omero

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Homer's Iliad is one of the foundational texts of Western Civilization. The timelessness of its story, of men battling fate amidst the horrors of war, still stirs the imaginations of readers year after year. What is offered here is the first translation by someone who is both an eminent scholar and published poet. Based on his thorough familiarity with Homeric language, Powell's free verse translation preserves the clarity and simplicity of the original, while recreating the original feel and sound of the oral-formulaic style. By avoiding the stylistic formality of earlier translations, and th

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"The hymn-as poetry, as craft, as a tool for worship and for philosophy-was a vital art form throughout antiquity. Although the Homeric Hymns have long been popular, other equally important collections have not been readily accessible to generations of students eager to learn about ancient religion. Unlike their epic counterparts, the Iliad and the Odyssey, hymns are songs in praise of the gods, but just as the gods have a prominent role in epic, so too do humans and their earthly concerns play an important role in hymns. In reading them we gain valuable insight into life in the classical world. Alongside the early Homeric Hymns, of uncertain authorship, sit the carefully wrought paeans of the great Hellenistic poet and courtier, Callimachus; the mystical body of writings attributed to the legendary poet Orpheus, written down as Christianity began to take over the ancient world; and finally, the hymns of Proclus, the last great pagan philosopher of antiquity, from the fifth century AD, whose intellectual influence throughout the history of the west was profound. Greek Poems to the Gods thus brings together over a thousand years of the ancient Greek hymnic tradition in one volume. Acclaimed translator Barry B. Powell brings these fabulous texts to life in English, hewing closely to the poetic beauty of the original Greek. His superb introductions and notes give readers essential context for reading each hymn, making each work equally accessible to a beginner approaching them for the first time or an advanced student continuing to explore their secrets"--

Hymns, Greek (Classical) --- Gods, Greek --- Epic poetry, Greek --- History and criticism

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The ancient Greek hymnic tradition translated beautifully and accessibly. The hymn—as poetry, as craft, as a tool for worship and philosophy—was a vital art form throughout antiquity. Although the Homeric Hymns have long been popular, other equally important collections have not been readily accessible to students eager to learn about ancient poetry. In reading hymns, we also gain valuable insight into life in the classical world. In this collection, early Homeric Hymns of uncertain authorship appear along with the carefully wrought hymns of the great Hellenistic poet and courtier Callimachus; the mystical writings attributed to the legendary poet Orpheus, written as Christianity was taking over the ancient world; and finally, the hymns of Proclus, the last great pagan philosopher of antiquity, from the fifth century AD, whose intellectual influence throughout western culture has been profound.Greek Poems to the Gods distills over a thousand years of the ancient Greek hymnic tradition into a single volume. Acclaimed translator Barry B. Powell brings these fabulous texts to life in English, hewing closely to the poetic beauty of the original Greek. His superb introductions and notes give readers essential context, making the hymns as accessible to a beginner approaching them for the first time as to an advanced student continuing to explore their secrets. Brilliant illustrations from ancient art enliven and enrichen the experience of reading these poems.

Hymns, Greek (Classical) --- Callimachus. --- Christianity. --- Greek language. --- Hellenistic poet. --- Orpheus. --- Proclus. --- ancient mythology. --- antiquity. --- courtier. --- culture. --- epic. --- human. --- modern. --- pagan philosopher. --- poetic beauty. --- praise of the gods. --- religion. --- songs. --- tales of men. --- translation.