The Homeric hymn to Demeter : translation, commentary, and interpretive essays / edited by Helene P. Foley.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Foley, Helene P., 1942-

Series:

• Mythos: the Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology Ser.
• Mythos: the Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology Ser. ; v. 97

Language:

• English
• Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

• Demeter (Greek deity).
• Hymn to Demeter.
• Homeric hymns--Translations into English.
• Demeter (Greek deity)--In literature.
• Demeter (Greek deity)--Poetry.
• Homeric hymns.
• Hymns, Greek (Classical)--Translations into English.
• Hymns, Greek (Classical)--History and criticism.
• Hymns, Greek (Classical).
• Eleusinian mysteries in literature.
• Literature.

Genre:

• Electronic books.
• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Poetry.
• Translations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 297 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1994]

Language Note:

English.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Homeric Hymn to Demeter, composed in the late seventh or early sixth century B.C.E., is a key to understanding the psychological and religious world of ancient Greek women. The poem tells how Hades, lord of the underworld, abducted the goddess Persephone and how her grieving mother, Demeter, the goddess of grain, forced the gods to allow Persephone to return to her for part of each year. This book presents the Greek text and an annotated translation of this poem, together with selected essays that give the reader a rich understanding of the Hymn's structure and artistry.

Contents:

• Text and Translation of the Homeric Hymn to Demeter
• Commentary on the Homeric Hymn to Demeter
• Background: The Eleusinian Mysteries and Women's Rites for Demeter
• Interpreting the Hymn to Demeter
• The "Theology" of the Mysteries
• Variants of the Myth and the Importance of the Version in the Hymn to Demeter
• Female Experience in the Hymn to Demeter
• Marriage
• Gender Conflict and the Cosmological Tradition
• The Mother/Daughter Romance
• The Psychology of the Mysteries
• The Hymn to Demeter and the Polis
• Christianity and the Hymn to Demeter
• The Influence of the Hymn to Demeter and Its Myth.

Notes:

• Includes a translation, the Greek text, a literary commentary, a discussion of the Eleusinian mysteries and related cults of Demeter, an introductory essay by H.P. Foley, and 5 previously published articles on the poem and related issues.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and indexes.
• Print version record.

Contains:

Hymn to Demeter. English & Greek.

Other Format:

Print version: Homeric hymn to Demeter

ISBN:

• 9781400849086
• 140084908X

OCLC:

858986458

Publisher Number:

10.2307/j.ctt3fgxdk

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.