![]() ![]() ![]() The name "Homeric Hymns" is not as accurate as we might wish it to be. The collection of Hymns we have today is assumed to be a faithful representation of the Hymns as they appeared in the first century CE where they are mentioned as a collection by Diodorus Siculus and Philodemus, and are assumed to be a product of the scholars of Alexandria, Egypt. The Homeric Hymns have come down to us from manuscripts dating to the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries CE with several fragments from papyrus dating to the third century CE. The Hymns were primarily dedicated to various Greek gods and goddesses with three exceptions-Herakles, the Dioskuri, and Asklepios. The Homeric Hymns are a collection of thirty-three poems intended to be recited in formal situations and at competitions prior to the recitation of a piece of epic poetry. ![]()
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