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.
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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. NotesA 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.
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AuthorAnonymous; ascribed in antiquity to Homer
URLhttps://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0138
Source Typeprimary-text
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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
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
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 (340 claims)
This source backs 340 claims across the atlas. As facts: 202 well-attested. As cited relationships: 75 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.
- Mythical Creatures, 13 claims: 8 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.
- Myths & Sacred Narratives, 13 claims: 8 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.
- Doctrines, 12 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 holds, 3 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 holds.
- Other Writings, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Subcategories, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Well-attested
202Myths & Sacred Narratives
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items
Holds
75Myths & Sacred Narratives
Sacred Objects & Ritual Items
General References
59Showing 51 to 51 of 51 entities carrying this claim.
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