The Homeric Hymns · 1914
Hymn XI — To Athena
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1914)
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(ll. 1-4) Of Pallas Athene, guardian of the city, I begin to sing.
Dread is she, and with Ares she loves deeds of war, the sack of cities
and the shouting and the battle. It is she who saves the people as they
go out to war and come back.
(l. 5) Hail, goddess, and give us good fortune with happiness!
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Homer. The Homeric Hymns, Hymn XI — To Athena. Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/work/homeric-hymns/10/.
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Homer. The Homeric Hymns, Hymn XI — To Athena. Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/work/homeric-hymns/10/.