Homeric Hymns 14. To the Mother of the Gods

Homer


Work

English title

Homeric Hymns 14. To the Mother of the Gods

Greek title

Εἰς Μητέρα Θεῶν

Latin title

In matrem deorum

Language

Greek

Year

600 BC

Geography

Greece

Author

Name

Homer

Certain authorship

No

Gender

Male

Genres

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

Quaternary

TLG genre

Primary

Hymnus

Alternative genre

Primary

Poetry

Secondary

Lyric

Other

Document ID

perseus_tlg0013.tlg014.perseus-grc2

TLG Work ID

tlg014

TLG Author ID

tlg0013

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Text extract

Εἲς Μητέρα Θεῶν μητέρα μοι πάντων τε θεῶν πάντων τʼ ἀνθρώπων ὕμνει, Μοῦσα λίγεια, Διὸς θυγάτηρ μεγάλοιο, ᾗ κροτάλων τυπάνων τʼ ἰαχὴ σύν τε βρόμος αὐλῶν εὔαδεν ἠδὲ λύκων κλαγγὴ χαροπῶν τε λεόντων οὔρεά τʼ ἠχήεντα καὶ ὑλήεντες ἔναυλοι. καὶ σὺ μὲν οὕτω χαῖρε θεαί θʼ ἅμα πᾶσαι ἀοιδῇ.