Homeric Hymns Hymn 3 to Delian and Pythian Apollo
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Homeric Hymns

Hymn 3 to Delian and Pythian Apollo

poetry

The birth and rise of Apollo, from Delos to Delphi. The longest of the Hymns to Apollo, combining two originally separate poems — one about his birth on the floating island, one about his slaying of the great serpent and founding of his oracle.

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  • Εἲς Ἀπόλλωνα [Δήλιον]

    A section of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo, celebrating either the god's birth on Delos or the foundation of his oracle at Delphi.

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  • [Εἲς Ἀπόλλωνα Πύθιον]

    A section of the Homeric Hymn to Apollo, celebrating either the god's birth on Delos or the foundation of his oracle at Delphi.

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