................ HESIOD THE HOMERIC HYMNS AND HOMERICA WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY HUGH G. EVELYN-WHITE, M A. •SOMETIMK SCHOLAR OF WADHAM COLLKOB, OXFORD teilas|ve8|0 CAMBRIDGE^ MASSACHUSETTS HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON WILLIAM HEINEM ANN LTD MOMXLHX CONTENTS FA UK PRBFAOB '......................... V INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... IX BIBLIOGRAPHY......................... xliii HESIOD..................................................................................... 1-283 Works and Days................................... .................... 2 The Divination by Birds ............ 64 The Astronomy..................... '. .......................... .... 66 The Precepts of Chiron......................... 72 The Great Works......................... 74 The Idaean Dactyls.................................. 76 The Theogony............................................................... 78 The Catalogues of Women and the Eoiae .... 154 The Shield of Heracles.................................. 220 The Marriage of Ceyx.................................................... 254 The Great Eoiae ........................................................ 256 The Melampodia ............... 266 The Aegimius...................................... 270 Fragments of Unknown Position...................... 274 Doubtful Fragments................................. 280 THE HOMERIC HYMNS ....... ...... 285-463 I.—To Dionysus .............. 286 ii.—To Demeter ........................................................ 288 m.—To Apollo............................. 324 iv. —To Hermes........................................................ 362 v. —To Aphrodite......................... 406 vi. —To Aphrodite...................................... 426 vii.—To Dionysus........................................................ 428 viii.—To Ares......................... 432 IX.—To Artemis........................................................ 434 x.—To Aphrodite .......................... , 434 xi.—To Athena............................................................ 436 xil.—To Hera..................... 436 xm.—To Demeter........................................................ 436 xiv.—To the Mother of the Gods .......................... 438 xv.—To Heracles the Lion-hearted ...... 438 XVI.—To Asclepius.......................... ..... ... 440 vii CONTENTS thb Homeric hymns (continued)— xvii,—To the Dioscuri.......................................... 440 xviii.—To Hermes .................................................. 440 xix.—To Pan............................ 442 xx.—To Hephaestus.............................................. 446 xxi.'—To Apollo...................................................... 446 xxii.—To Poseidon.................................................. 448 xxm.—To the Son of Cronus, Most High . 448 xxiv.—To Hestia...................................................... 448 xxv.—To the Muses and Apollo ....... 450 xxvi.—To Dionysus.................................................. 450 xxvii.—To Artemis ................................................... 452 xxvm.—To Athena.....................•.............................. 452 xxix.—To Hestia...................................................... 454 xxx.—To Earth the Mother of All..................... 456 xxxi.—To Helios.............................................. .... 458 XXXII.—To Selene ... 458 xxxm.—To the Dioscuri.......................................... 460 THE EPIGRAMS 01? HOMER . ............................................... 465 THE EPIC CYCLE....................................................................... 479 The War of the Titans .............................................. 480 The Story of Oedipus.................................................. 482 The Thebais............................. 484 The Epigoni......................... 486 The Cypria............................. 488 The Aethiopis .................................................. 506 The Little Iliad............................................................... 508 The Sack of Ilium......................... 520 The Returns..................................... 524 The Telegony............................. 530 HOMERICA— The Expedition of Amphiaraiis.................................. 532 The Taking of Oechalia ............................................... 532 The Phocais................................................................... 534 The Margites................................................................... 536 The Cercopes....................................................................... 538 The Battle of-the Frogs and Mice............................. 541 THE CONTEST OP HOMER AND HESIOD..................................... 565 APPENDIX.......................................................................................599 ADDITIONS TO APPENDIX ...........................................................610 INDEX ................. 629 viii HESIOD «? erepov yap Tt? re /Sow epyoio ^ariXei1 Tr\ovaLOV, 09 G7T£vSeC p,€V (XpCOp,€V(ll TJ^e (j)VT6VelV oIkov t eu Oeafiar tyfK.ol Ss tg yeiTOva yeiTwv els atfievos anevSovT' ayadr) S’ "Epis 1'jSe fiporoiaiv. tcai Kepapevs Kepapel Koreei koX tsktovi reicTcov, 25 /cal tttcoxos 7rrcox<p (pdoveei /cal doi&bs doi8a>. O Uepap, <tv Se ravra rew evucdrdeo dupa>, pr/Se a’ "Epis /ca/coxapros dir epyov dvpbv epv/coi veuce ottitt€vovt aryoprjs iirarcovov iovra. wpr} <yap r oXtyrj ireXercu vetfceayv r ajopecov re, 30 cpTtvi prj ftlos evdov eTTperavos /card/ceiTai a/paios, toii yaia cfrepei, ApprjTepos d/CTr/v. rov ice Kopecradpevos vel/cea /cal Sppiv ofieWois /CTppacr fc'Tr aWoTpLois' aol b’ ov/ceri Sevrepov earai coS’ epbeiv dW' avdc biaicpivcbpeOa vel/cos 35 Welpac SUys, ai r eic Aids eioiv dpiarai. pbp pev yap /c\ppov eSacrcrdped’, dA\a rd2 TroXAd apTrd^wv etpopeis peya /cvSai'vcov fiacriXr/as Scopocjxdyovs, 01 rrjvbe 81/cpv eOeXovcn bl/caGcrai. vt/ttioi, ov8e icracriv bacp ifXeov rjpicrv rravTOS 40 ovS oaov ev paXdxp tg /cal dacf/obeXm pey' oveiap. Kpu^avres yap exouai, deal /Slav dvdpdnroLGiw ppiBlats yap /cev /cal evr’ ppan epydacraio, coare ere /ceis eviavrov exetv /cal depybv eovra’ aiyjrd kg TrpbdXiov pev inrep /carrvov /caTadelo, 45 epya (3oS>v 8 diroXoiTo /cal ppiovcov TaXaepycov. dXXd Zevs e/cov-^re x^Xcoadpevos cf/pealv rja/v, otti piv i^dirdTpae Upoppdevs dyKvXopprps’ rovve/c dp' dvdpdnroicnv eppaaro /cr/Sea Xvypd. 1 CF: xaW^y, other MSS. 2 Guyet: ti-VAa re, MSS. 4 HESIOD [xeC^e Ato? f3ov\r)cn fiapvKTinrov ev S dpa (paivrjv] Orj/ce 6ed>v /crjpvf;, ov6p,7)ve Se rijvSe 'yvvahca 80 Ylavhwprjv, otl rrdvje<; 'OXv/j,'iria SapciT e^oPTes Sobpov iScoprjaav, irfipL dvSpdcnv aX(f>r]crTj)cnv. Avrap eirel SoXov aiTrvv dp,rjxavov e^ereXeaaev, ei? 'EiTup/rjOea rrep-Tre irar'qp kXvtov ’ApyeL(p6vTT]v SSipov dyovra, 0ea>v Taxvv dyyeXov ovS’ ’Etti- p.r)6ev<; 85 e<f>pdaad', w? oi eenre Hpop,rjdev<i pj/j Trore Soopov Se^aaOai irdp Zr]vb<; ’OXv/attlov, dXX’ dTroTrepLireiv etpoTriaco, /ir} ttov ri kcucov Ovtjtoio-i yevr/Tcu. avTtzp b Se^dpevos, ore Sr/ /caicbv el^’, evor/aev. Ilplv pev yap ^doeaKov errl j^Oovl cfruX' dvdpcbvMV 90 votrcfuv drep re Ka/ca>v real drep ^aXerrolo rrovoio vovtrcov r dpyaXeeov, at r dvSpdai Kr/pw; eScoKav. [alrfra yap ev Karcorr/n fSporol Karayi/pdaKovcrLvd] dXXa yvv>/ ^eipeaai irtdov peya rrwp dtpeXovaa ea/ceSaa'- dvOpwiroiai S’ ipr/craro Kr/Sea Xvypd. 95 povvr/ S’ avro&l ’EAtu? ev dppi/KroLcn SopoiaLV evSov epipve rrlBov inrb ^eiXecnv, ovSe dvpa^e e^errrr/- rrpoadev yap erreXXafie 1 rird>pa iriOoio \_alyLoxov /SovXjjm Ato? vecl)eXrjyeperao.~\ dXXa Se pvpia Xvypd /car dvdpd>irov<; dXdXr/rai- 100 rrXeir/ pev yap yaia kukotv, rrXeLi/ Se OdXacrcra- vovaoi S’ dvdpcpTTOtaiv i(j>’ r/pepr/, at S’ errl vv/cri avroparoi cjroirMcn rca/cd dvr/roim cpepovaai (Tiyf), iirel tfxnvr/v e^etXero py/riera Zeu?. ovr(o<} ovn m/ eari Ato? voov e^aXeaadai. 105 1 CHK and Plutarch: DFIL : i:rpxfia.X€, EHNOPQ. 8 HESIOD rravpiScov ^wea/cov eirl y^povov, akye eyovies d^tpaSiy1;' v/Bpiv <ydp cndada\ov ovn iSvvavro dXXyXcov direyecv, ovS' ddavaTOv; Oepaneveiv 135 f/deXov ovS' ep&eiv p,aicdpa>v lepois eirl /Sw/aois, rj 6ep,t,<; dv6pd)TTOL<; /card r/dea. rqu? piev eTreira Zev<; K-poviSys e/cpvyjre ypXovpievo’;, ovve/ca rt/xa? ovk eSiSov p-aKapecrai deals, di "OXv^ttov eyovaiv. Avrap errel Kal tovto yevos Kara, yaT eKa- . Xvy}re,— 140j rol p,ev inroydovLOL fiaKapes Ovyrols KaXeovrai, Sevrepoi, dXX' epbirys npby Kal rolaiv OTrrjSel—, Zevs Se Trarr/p rpirov dXXo yevos fMeporrwv dvdpoo- TTCOV ydXKeiov rraiya, ovk dpyvpeep ovSev 6p,olov, eK fieXidv, Seivov re Kal oftpipiov oicnv "Appos 145 epy epteXev arovoevra Kal v/3pies' ovSe ri alrov yadiov, dXX' dSdpavros eyov Kparep6cj>pova dvp,6v, drrXacrror pieyaXy Se /Sir] Kal yeipes darrroi el; d>p.cov eire^VKOv errl arifSapolai p,eXeaaiv. rwv S’ pv yaXKea pev revyea, ^dXKeoL Se re oIkoi 150 yaXKa> S’ elpyd^ovro' peXas S ovk etjKe crlSypos. Kal rol pev yeipecrcnv vrro aefierepyai Sapevres ftrjaav is evpcoevra Sopov Kpvepov 'ALSao vdvvpvoL- Odvaros Se Kal eKrrdiyXovs rrep eovras eiXe peXas, Xaprrpbv S’ eXmov (f>dos r/eXioio. 155 Avrap err el /cal rovro yevos Kara yat eKdXvyjrev, avris er dXXo reraprov errl yQovl rrovXv/Soreipy Zevs lApoviSris iroLpae, SiKaiorepov Kal dpeiov, 12 HESIOD <pdeip6/j,evoi. ^aXevra? Se 8eo\ ScSaovai p,eplp,va<;- dXX’ epLirry; Kal tolcu p-epeltjerai eaOXa KaKolaiv. Zeii? S’ oXeaei Kal rovro yevos p,ep6ir(ov avffpoo- rrcov, 180 evr av yeivop,evoi TroXwicpbrafyoL TeXedcocriv. ovSe Trarrjp rralSeaaiv op-oLos ovSe rc TraiSes, ovSe %elvos t;eivoS6K(p Kal eralpos