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In the rest of the collection, there are several passages which indicate the work was written as though Orpheus was the composer: [20] Orphic Hymn 76 to the Muses mentions "mother Calliope", [21] and Orphic Hymn 24 to the Nereids refers to "mother Calliope and lord Apollo", alluding to the parentage of Orpheus (whose father was sometimes said ...
Erato is the Muse of lyric poetry, particularly erotic poetry, and mimic imitation. In the Orphic hymn to the Muses, it is Erato who charms the sight. Since the Renaissance she has mostly been shown with a wreath of myrtle and roses, holding a lyre, or a small kithara, a musical instrument often associated with Apollo. [2]
In line 9 of the Orphic Hymn to Prothyraia, she is addressed as "Eileithyia", and in line 12 she is called "Artemis Eileithyia". [4] The epithets applied to her in the hymn relate primarily to her role in helping with births, [4] and the request of the hymn implores her to aid in giving birth. [6]
Mise or Misé (Ancient Greek: Μίση) is an Anatolian goddess addressed in one of the Orphic Hymns. She is first mentioned in a mime by the Greek poet Herodas, which references a "Descent of Mise". In the Orphic Hymn addressed to her, she is identified with Dionysus, and depicted as a female version of the
In the Orphic Hymn to Mnemosyne, the goddess is invoked to combat oblivion (lethe). Mnemosyne is contrasted with "evil oblivion (lethe) that harms the mind", and called upon to "stir" in the minds of the initiates "the memory of the sacred rite", and to "ward off oblivion from them". [ 14 ]
Originally, Pandia may have been an epithet of Selene, [133] but by at least the time of the late Hymn to Selene, Pandia had become a daughter of Zeus and Selene. Pandia (or Pandia Selene) may have personified the full moon, [ 134 ] and an Athenian festival, called the Pandia , usually considered to be a festival for Zeus , [ 135 ] was perhaps ...
The Homeric Hymns (Ancient Greek: Ὁμηρικοὶ ὕμνοι, romanised: Homērikoì húmnoi) are a collection of thirty-three ancient Greek hymns and one epigram. [a] The hymns praise deities of the Greek pantheon and retell mythological stories, often involving a deity's birth, their acceptance among the gods on Mount Olympus, or the establishment of their cult.
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