In the canon
Homeric Hymns
- Form
- Form Poetry Collection
- Year
- Year 650 BCE
- Originally in
- Originally in Ancient Greek
- Pages
- Pages 150
Hermes is born at dawn, and by midday he has found a tortoise at the cave door, greeted it courteously, killed it, and strung its shell into the first lyre. By evening he has stolen fifty of Apollo's cattle and walked them backwards so the hoofprints lie, then climbed back into his cradle to be a baby again.
Muse, tell me the deeds of golden Aphrodite the Cyprian, who stirs up sweet passion in the gods and subdues the tribes of mortal men
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