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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica

XIV. TO THE MOTHER OF THE GODS

Project Gutenberg EPUB edition Hesiod and Evelyn-White, Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard)
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(ll. 1-5) 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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(l. 6) And so hail to you in my song and to all goddesses as well!

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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica, Project Gutenberg eBook #348

XIII. TO DEMETER XV. TO HERACLES THE LION-HEARTED