The Homeric Hymns
by Andrew Lang
The hymn Homer Aphrodite, which describes the seduction of the shepherd Anchis by Aphrodite, the goddess of love, has long been considered a masterpiece of early Western literature. This edition is designed as a reference tool to assist scholars and students in learning a poem. The introduction and interpretation relate to the talking points corresponding to an expert or student of the Greek language, as well as questions of literary interpretation that concern the non-specialist reader.
