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Notes on the lines 93-94 of the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite
Notes on the lines 93-94 of the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite

Author(s): Ichiro Taida
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Studia Humaniora Tartuensia
Keywords: Homeric hymns; epithets

Summary/Abstract: In the lines 93-94 of the Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, five goddesses (Artemis, Leto, Aphrodite, Themis and Athene) are enumerated. The reason why the poet of the hymn arranged them in that order has not been made clear yet. The purpose of this paper is to find a solution to this question.

  • Issue Year: 2005
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 6.A.5.1-2
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: English