Epigrams

Epigrams

• 1
  Epigram 1

  A prayer to the potters of Attica. May their kilns fire well — or may goblins smash every pot.

  5 lines
• 2
  Epigram 2

  Attributed to Homer's youth. A dedicatory poem for a temple or festival.

  2 lines
• 3
  Epigram 3

  A short prayer or invocation in the Homeric style.

  6 lines
• 4
  Epigram 4

  A poem on the relationship between poets and their patrons.

  17 lines
• 5
  Epigram 5

  A riddle poem. Fishermen catch nothing but throw away what they catch — lice.

  2 lines
• 6
  Epigram 6

  A short poem on the wandering life of the poet, attributed to Homer himself.

  8 lines
• 7
  Epigram 7

  A dedicatory or occasional poem in the Homeric tradition.

  3 lines
• 8
  Epigram 8

  A short poem on hospitality and the obligations of host and guest.

  4 lines
• 9
  Epigram 9

  An occasional poem attributed to Homer, possibly for a festival.

  2 lines
• 10
  Epigram 10

  A brief poem in the epigram tradition, attributed to Homer.

  4 lines
• 11
  Epigram 11

  A poem on mortality, attributed to Homer but likely later.

  4 lines
• 12
  Epigram 12

  A short poem on the poet's craft and its rewards.

  4 lines
• 13
  Epigram 13

  An occasional poem, possibly a riddle or jest.

  6 lines
• 14
  Epigram 14

  A brief dedicatory poem in the Homeric manner.

  23 lines
• 15
  Epigram 15

  A short poem on the fragility of human happiness.

  13 lines
• 16
  Epigram 16

  A poem attributed to Homer, addressing themes of fate and fortune.

  2 lines
• 17
  Epigram 17

  The final poem in the collection of Homeric epigrams.

  4 lines