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Three Homeric Hymns: To Apollo, Hermes, and Aphrodite (Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics) (1st Edition) by Nicholas (Editor) Richardson Paperback, 290 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-521-45774-2 / 0521457742 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-45774-3 / 9780521457743 These lively narrative poems, attributed in antiquity to Homer, are works of great charm. Composed for recitation at festivals in honour of the gods, they tell of Apollo's birth on the island of Delos and his foundation of the Delphic oracle; Hermes' invention of the lyre and theft of his brother Ap |