Homeric hymn to artemis7/4/2023 ![]() ![]() Hail to you, children of Zeus and rich-haired Leto! And now I will remember you and another song also. Supreme among the immortals both in thought and in deed. There she hangs up her curved bow and her arrows, and heads and leads the dances, gracefully arrayed, while all they utter their heavenly voice, singing how neat-ankled Leto bare children There to order the lovely dance of the Muses and Graces. Turns every way destroying the race of wild beasts: and when she is satisfied and has cheered her heart, this huntress who delights in arrows slackens her supple bow and goes to the great house of her dear brother Phoebus Apollo, to the rich land of Delphi, The tops of the high mountains tremble and the tangled wood echoes awesomely with the outcry of beasts: earth quakes and the sea also where fishes shoal. She draws her golden bow, rejoicing in the chase, and sends out grievous shafts. How little do people know of you Divine Virgin. Greetings to you Dancer in the Night, Lady of the Living Waters, Shield to the Weak, Bane to the Oppressor. I sing of Artemis, whose shafts are of gold, who cheers on the hounds, the pure maiden, shooter of stags, who delights in archery, own sister to Apollo with the golden sword. Hail to you Artemis, Maiden of the Forest, Lady of the Hunt, She who. ![]()
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