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The Homeric Hymns

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Divinity Atlas. "The Homeric Hymns." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-homeric-hymns.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Homeric Hymns. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-homeric-hymns

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-the-homeric-hymns,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The Homeric Hymns},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-homeric-hymns},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Homeric Hymns are a primary collection of thirty-three ancient Greek hexameter hymns from the seventh to fifth centuries BCE, transmitted under Homer's name though not actually his work, a distinction this record states plainly rather than repeating the traditional attribution as fact. As a primary text it is authoritative for what a given hymn, such as the substantial hymns to Demeter, Apollo, Hermes or Aphrodite, actually says, not for a settled account of its true authorship or the precise date of any individual hymn within that two-century span. Use it to establish the content of a specific hymn; a claim resting on a specific hymn's precise date or historical context needs a dedicated classical scholarly source, since this primary text does not resolve either question itself.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

A primary collection of thirty-three ancient Greek hexameter hymns transmitted under Homer's name though not actually his work, a distinction this record states plainly; authoritative for what a given hymn says, not for its true authorship or precise date.

Notes

A collection of thirty-three Greek hexameter hymns of the seventh to fifth centuries BCE, transmitted under the name of Homer. The long hymns to Demeter, Apollo, Hermes and Aphrodite are the substantial ones.

Citation

Author

Anonymous; ascribed in antiquity to Homer

URL

https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0138

Source Type

primary-text

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Aphrodite

This source names Aphrodite directly: "hymns to Demeter, Apollo, Hermes or Aphrodite, actually says, not for a settled account of its true authorship or the precise date of any individual hymn within that two-century span."

Source The Homeric HymnsAnonymous; ascribed in antiquity to Homer

Apollo

This source names Apollo directly: "as the substantial hymns to Demeter, Apollo, Hermes or Aphrodite, actually says, not for a settled account of its true authorship or the precise date of any individual hymn within that two-century..."

Source The Homeric HymnsAnonymous; ascribed in antiquity to Homer

Hermes

This source names Hermes directly: "substantial hymns to Demeter, Apollo, Hermes or Aphrodite, actually says, not for a settled account of its true authorship or the precise date of any individual hymn within that two-century span."

Source The Homeric HymnsAnonymous; ascribed in antiquity to Homer

Claims Backed By This Source (333 claims)

This source backs 333 claims across the atlas. As facts: 196 well-attested. As cited relationships: 74 holds, 4 connected. Plus 59 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Figures, 147 claims: 87 well-attested, 46 holds, 14 general references.
Deities, 44 claims: 19 well-attested, 3 holds, 22 general references.
Articles, 42 claims: 29 well-attested, 4 connected, 9 general references.
Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 42 claims: 31 well-attested, 6 holds, 5 general references.
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 14 claims: 6 well-attested, 6 holds, 2 general references.
Myths & Sacred Narratives, 13 claims: 8 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.
Mythical Creatures, 12 claims: 8 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
Sources, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 holds.
Doctrines, 6 claims: 3 holds, 3 general references.
Other Writings, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Subcategories, 1 claims: 1 general references.