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The Homeric Hymns

The Homeric Hymns 14

XIV. To the Mother of the Gods

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English · Hugh G. Evelyn-White

XIV. To the Mother of the Gods

I prithee, clear-voiced Muse, daughter of mighty Zeus, sing of the mother of all gods and men. She is well-pleased with the sound of rattles and of timbrels, with the voice of flutes and the outcry of wolves and bright-eyed lions, with echoing hills and wooded coombes.

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And so hail to you in my song and to all goddesses as well!

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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and Homerica, translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Loeb Classical Library (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1914; text of the 1920 printing). Public domain. Transcribed and proofread by English Wikisource volunteers; line numbers from Project Gutenberg eBook #348. · Source ↗

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