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Aeschylus, Agamemnon

Agamemnon By Aeschylus Translated by Herbert Weir Smyth Revised by Gregory Crane and Graeme Bird Further Revised by Gregory Nagy Upon the roof of the palace of Agamemnon at Argos. Watchman 1 I ask the gods for release from these ordeals [ponoi] of mine here. I… Read more

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Alcman, Partheneion

Alcman’s Partheneion Translated by Gregory Nagy The Partheneion ‘Maidens’ Song’ of Alcman (PMG 1), performed at a grand public festival in Sparta, on a seasonally-recurring basis, by a khoros ‘chorus, song-and-dance ensemble’ of local maidens specially selected for the occasion, who take on the roles of the names featured… Read more

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Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite

Translated by Gregory Nagy Muse, tell me the things done by golden Aphrodite, the one from Cyprus, who arouses sweet desire for gods and who subdues the populations of mortal humans, and birds as well, who fly in the sky, as well as all beasts 5 —all those that grow… Read more

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Homeric Hymn to Demeter

Translated by Gregory Nagy I begin to sing of Demeter, the holy goddess with the beautiful hair. And her daughter [Persephone] too. The one with the delicate ankles, whom Hādēs1 seized. She was given away by Zeus, the loud-thunderer, the one who sees far and wide. Demeter… Read more

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Hesiod, Theogony

1–115: Translated by Gregory Nagy 116–1022: Translated by J. Banks Adapted by Gregory Nagy Invocation Let me begin to sing of the Muses of Helikon, who abide on the great and holy Mount Helikon. Around the deep-blue spring, with dainty feet, they dance, and around the altar of… Read more

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Epic Cycle

The Epic Cycle Translated by Gregory Nagy Revised by Eugenia Lao   Proclus’ Summary of the Cypria, attributed to Stasinus of Cyprus   {p.102} 13 Zeus, together with Themis, plans the Trojan     14 War. For Eris, while attending a feast of the gods    … Read more