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Artemis: from the hunt to the dance

Hymn 27 moves its goddess from the mountains to Apollo’s house.

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Also known as: Artemis

AI illustration of Artemis. Visual symbols are artistic interpretations.
AI illustration of Artemis. Visual symbols are artistic interpretations.RED Knowledge / AI illustration

More than a huntress

The poem begins with Artemis hunting in the mountains. It then takes her to Delphi, where she puts aside her weapons and leads a dance with the Muses and Graces. Reading both movements preserves more of the poem’s character.

Relations with a source

Its closing lines identify Artemis and Apollo as children of Zeus and Leto. That statement belongs to this named hymn. The illustration’s moon is an artistic symbol, not a detail established by this particular poem.

Claims and evidence

Homeric Hymn 27 moves from hunting to a dance at Delphi

Sources

  1. Homeric Hymns — Hugh G. Evelyn-White translation

    Hymns XXII To Poseidon, XXVII To Artemis, XXVIII To Athena; read each numbered hymn separately.

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