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title: Hymn 17 To the Dioscuri
title_greek: Ὕμνος εἰς τοὺς Διοσκούρους
author: Hymnic Collection  Anonymous
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period: Archaic_To_Classical
dialect: Epic (Homeric)
domain: Poetry
format: Verse
license: CC0-1.0
---

# Hymn 17 To the Dioscuri

*Ὕμνος εἰς τοὺς Διοσκούρους*

**Author:** Hymnic Collection  Anonymous

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## Text

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Κάστορα καὶ Πολυδεύκε’ ἀείσεο Μοῦσα λίγεια, Τυνδαρίδας οἳ Ζηνὸς Ὀλυμπίου ἐξεγένοντο· τοὺς ὑπὸ Ταϋγέτου κορυφῇς τέκε πότνια Λήδη λάθρῃ ὑποδμηθεῖσα κελαινεφέϊ Κρονίωνι. Χαίρετε Τυνδαρίδαι, ταχέων ἐπιβήτορες ἵππων.

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