Hymn 21 To ApolloὝμνος εἰς Ἀπόλλωνα
Hymnic Collection Anonymous Hymn 21 To Apollo PDF
"Hymn 21 To Apollo" is a concise, anonymous Greek hymn preserved within a larger collection of poetic works. It is cataloged as a discrete text, distinct from the more extensive Homeric Hymns. The hymn opens with a direct invocation, calling upon Apollo as the Silver-bowed one and child of Zeus. This brief composition focuses on the praise of the god, employing the traditional epithet Argurotoxos to highlight his identity as an archer and affirming his divine parentage. The hymn survives as a single, complete passage within a corpus of anonymous hymns. Its significance lies in its representation of the widespread tradition of short, formulaic devotional poetry in ancient Greece, serving as a typical example of the concise hymnic style used for ritual invocation and praise.
| unit_1 | Φοῖβε σὲ μὲν καὶ κύκνος ὑπὸ πτερύγων λίγ’ ἀείδει ὄχθῃ ἐπιθρῴσκων ποταμὸν πάρα δινήεντα Πηνειόν· σὲ δ’ ἀοιδὸς ἔχων φόρμιγγα λίγειαν ἡδυεπὴς πρῶτόν τε καὶ ὕστατον αἰὲν ἀείδει. Καὶ σὺ μὲν οὕτω χαῖρε ἄναξ, ἵλαμαι δέ ς’ ἀοιδῇ. |