Hermes, Lord of Robbers: Homeric Hymn Number FourA translation of the fourth Homeric hymn recounting the childhood adventures of the sly messenger of the gods. Translation of Hymnus in Mercurium. |
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Alpheus Ancient backward beast beneath birth bonds born bright byres cattle Centaur Charles child of Maia child of Zeus Classical Cloud-gathering College Cooney cows cradle cried Cyllene dark night dawn drove dwelling earth exclaimed Far-shooter father feast feet fifty flocks gave gift give glorious gods Greece ground hands heart Hermes honor horse hymn immortals leaped left arm Leto lions live look Lord of Robbers luck luck-bringing Maia's child meadow minstrel Miss morning mortals mother Mount mountain nymph Olympus Onchestus Phoebus Apollo play the lyre plucked each string profit Pylos Pytho Quickly radiant Raising the lyre received replied rich rock sandals sandy sang School seeking shadowy cave shoots sing skillfully slipped song speak the truth spoke Spying staff stole string in turn swaggering fellow sweetly swept Swiftly Take Tartarus Tell theft threshold tortoise touch tracks watch Whereupon wonder Yesterday Zeus laughed
Bibliographic information
| Title | Hermes, Lord of Robbers: Homeric Hymn Number Four Volume 4 of Homerio Hymn |
| Author | Homer |
| Translated by | Penelope Proddow, Barbara Cooney |
| Illustrated by | Barbara Cooney |
| Publisher | Doubleday, 1971 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Sep 2009 |
| Length | 48 pages |
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