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Artemis

Homeric Hymn to Artemis

Sing praise of Artemis, Muse, sister of the far-shooting Archer,
the virgin who pours out arrowshot, born and bred with Apollo.
Having watered her horses by the rush-grown banks of Meletos,
fleeting through Smyrna in her golden charoit, she rides out
into Klaron's thick vineyards, where silver-bowed Apollo
sits waiting for her, the far-shooting pourer of arrowshot.

And in this way, may all goddesses delight in the joy of song;
but yet I sing to you foremost, and through you I begin my song.
Having praised you first, now my hymn moves on to praise the others.

Greek text

Book List

The Universe, the Gods, and Men (Jean-Pierre Vernant)
The Greek Myths (Robert Graves)
Early Greek Myth (Timothy Gantz, 2 vols.)
Classical Mythology (Morford and Lenardon)
The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony (Roberto Calasso)