Open AccessDating the <I>Homeric Hymn to Selene</I>: Evidence and Implications
Author(s) -
Alexander Hall
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
ssrn electronic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1556-5068
DOI - 10.2139/ssrn.1606827
Subject(s) - hymn , linguistics , art , psychology , philosophy , literature
Probable references to the hymn by Aristophanes and Empedocles point to an archaic date instead of Hellenistic or later; its focus on beauty rather than divine intercession gives the hymn more an aesthetic than a hymnic force.
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