Callimachus, The Hymns by Stephens, Susan A. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover page Halftitle page Title page Copyright page Contents Preface Illustrations Abbreviations

Maps Halftitle page Introduction

Life and Works Callimachus and His Contemporaries The Hymnic Tradition and Callimachus’ Hymns The Hymns as a Collection The Hymns and the Ptolemies Dating the Hymns Language and Style Callimachus and Homer Other Linguistic Influences Callimachus’ Doric Callimachus’ Poetic Effects The Hexameter Hymns Callimachus’ Elegiac Hymn Epic-Ionic and Doric Forms in Callimachus The Manuscript Tradition The Hymns in the Papyri A Note on the Text

1. The Hymn to Zeus

The Deity and His Relevant Cults The Sources and Intertexts The Ptolemaic connections To Zeus Commentary

2. The Hymn to Apollo

The Deity and His Relevant Cults Sources and Intertexts The Ptolemaic Connections To Apollo Commentary

3. The Hymn to Artemis

The Deity and Her Relevant Cults Sources and Intertexts The Ptolemaic Connections To Artemis Commentary

4. The Hymn to Delos

The Divinity and Her Cult The Sources and Intertexts The Ptolemaic Connections To Delos Commentary

5. The Hymn to Athena On The Bath of Pallas

The Deity and Her Relevant Cults The Sources and Intertexts The Ptolemaic Connections On the Bath of Pallas Commentary

6. The Hymn to Demeter

The Deity and Her Relevant Cults The Sources and Intertexts The Ptolemaic Connections To Demeter Commentary

Works Cited Index of Subjects Index of Selected Greek Words Discussed Index of Passages Discussed