The Homeric Hymn to Hestia (Homeric Hymn 29)

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To Hestia

Hestia, you have as your portion an eternal place
August in honour in the high halls of all the immortals and the gods
And the mortals who come and go upon the ground,
And you possess fine privilege and worthy honour:
For without you there are no feasts for death-doomed mortals,
Where [someone] pours a libation of honey-sweet wine to Hestia
In the first place and in the last.
And you also, Argus-killer, son of Zeus and Maia,
Herald of the blessed ones, gold-wanded granter of good fortune,
As you are gracious, succour me together with your modest friend.
Dwell in fine halls, since you know friendship in your hearts for one another
For you both, since you have known the fair deeds of mortals on the dark earth,
Follow [them] with purpose and with vigour.
Hail, daughter of Kronos, and you also, gold-wanded Hermes:
I for my part will remember you both and also another [god] in song.

Comments

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There is a lovely roll to that.

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I'm enjoying playing with the hymns, it is true.