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I begin to sing of Demeter, the holy goddess with the beautiful hair. And her daughter [Persephone] too. The one with the delicate ankles, whom Hādēs 1. seized. She was given away by Zeus, the loud-thunderer, the one who sees far and wide.
“Demeter, father Zeus, whose wisdom is everlasting, calls you to come join the tribes of the eternal gods: come therefore, and let not the message I bring from Zeus pass unobeyed.” Thus said Iris imploring her.
Hymny homeryckie – zbiór pisanych heksametrem hymnów skierowanych do poszczególnych bogów greckich, które tradycja starożytna wiązała z postacią Homera. Zachowany do czasów współczesnych zbiór liczy 33 hymny. Większa część badaczy (m.in. Clay) jest zdania że były to hymny epickie, a nie sakralne.
The Hymn to Demeter (Translation) To Demeter. I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess —of her and her trim-ankled daughter whom Aidoneus rapt away, given to him by all-seeing Zeus the loud-thunderer.
Hymn Do Demeter z VII wieku p.n.e. zawiera opis porwania Persefony przez Hadesa i odzyskanie jej przez Demeter. Persefona została uprowadzona za przyzwoleniem Zeusa, jej ojca, przez swego wuja podczas zabawy z córkami Okeanosa (Oceanu).
The Hymn to Demeter is the oldest literary work that mentions the existence of the Eleusinian Mysteries, which were secret rites dedicated to the worship of the goddess.
Homeric Hymn to Demeter. Translated by Gregory Nagy . 1 I begin to sing of Demeter, the holy goddess with the beautiful hair. And her daughter [Persephone] too. The one with the delicate ankles, whom Hadês [1] seized. She was given away by Zeus, the loud-thunderer, the one who sees far and wide.
