The Homeric Hymns · 1914
Hymn XX — To Hephaestus
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1914)
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(ll. 1-7) Sing, clear-voiced Muses, of Hephaestus famed for inventions. With bright-eyed Athene he taught men glorious gifts throughout the world,—men who before used to dwell in caves in the mountains like wild beasts. But now that they have learned crafts through Hephaestus the famed worker, easily they live a peaceful life in their own houses the whole year round.
(l. 8) Be gracious, Hephaestus, and grant me success and prosperity!
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Homer. The Homeric Hymns, Hymn XX — To Hephaestus. Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/work/homeric-hymns/19/.
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Homer. The Homeric Hymns, Hymn XX — To Hephaestus. Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/work/homeric-hymns/19/.