CLAS 160 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture II. Diordorus of SicilyIII. EuhemerusIV. Examples from DiordusOutline of Current Lecture I. How to Hymn the GodII. Homeric HymnsIII. Structure of Homeric HymnsCurrent LectureHomeric Hymns- Poems/songs- Written in the STYLE of “Homer” *Meter and Diction *Not actually by Homer; “Homeridae”- Various Times of Composition *522 BCE (Apollo) *Late 6th/early 5th C. (Hermes) *Generally 7th-5th C. BCEStructure of Homeric Hymn- Introduction: *Name of the god (as early as possible) *Call to sing *Epithets- Middle: (one or both)-“who” *Attributes (Present tense-what do they do?) *Myth (Past tense-what have they done?)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-Birth or other Epiphanies -Acquisition of powers- Conclusion: (one or more) *Salutation (farewell, Hail) *Prayer -Come to his house with a gracious heart (H.H. 24) *Transition to next song -Now I will be mindful of you and another song (H.H. 25)Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture IV. How to Hymn the GodV. Homeric HymnsVI. Structure of Homeric HymnsOutline of Current Lecture I. Two longer HymnsII. A more complicated structureIII. How to hymn the pharaoh?IV. Callimachus’ Hymn to ZeusV. Setting the StageVI. Disputed Nativity: ZeusCurrent LectureTwo Longer Hymns - Hymns 3 and 4 (Apollo and Hermes) have a more complicated structure- 3 parts due to 3 introductions, 3 middles, and 3 conclusions- Different Hymns/Different Aspects/Different locationsWhat is the purpose of this kind of HYMN?- To teach the audience about the god- To praise the god- To provide an Aetiology (how something came to be)- As prologue to another songHow to Hymn the Pharaoh?Callimachus’ hymn to Zeus- (305-240 BCE, wrote in Egypt)- Patron: Pharaoh Ptolemy II- Imitation of Homeric Hymns- Meant to SEEM performed, not BE performed *Still religious?Disputed Nativity: Zeus- 3 possible birthing places: Mt. Lykaion on the Peloponnesus, Mt. Ida (Crete), The Diktaean Cave (Crete)Disputed Nativity: Ptolemy- Ptolemy Philadelphos “Fond of his Sister”. King of
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