Nicholas Richardson

The Homeric Hymns

Richard Carroll
The Homeric Hymns, traditionally attributed to Homer but with much controversy over that attribution, is another one of those works that shouldn’t really need much of an introduction. Since I know I’m not the only one whose formal education has failed me, though, there’s probably no harm in offering a brief overview of this, as well. As one may guess from the title, this is a collection of poems praising several of the Greeks' various gods.