1. Education

Homeric Hymn to Hestia

This translation, by Evelyn-White, is in the public domain.

Related Resources
Primary Texts Index - Public Domain Texts
Homer

XXIV. TO HESTIA (5 lines)

(ll. 1-5) Hestia, you who tend the holy house of the lord Apollo, the Far-shooter at goodly Pytho, with soft oil dripping ever from your locks, come now into this house, come, having one mind with Zeus the all-wise -- draw near, and withal bestow grace upon my song.

Return to Primary Texts Index - Public Domain Texts

This resource page is copyright © 2002 N.S. Gill.

Discuss in my forum

See More About

©2013 About.com. All rights reserved.