Homeric Hymn 13

To Demeter

Hugh G. Evelyn-White

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(ll. 1-2) I begin to sing of rich-haired Demeter, awful goddess, of her and of her daughter lovely Persephone. (l. 3) Hail, goddess! Keep this city safe, and govern my song.

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Hesiod, and Homer. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica. Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Project Gutenberg, 5 July 2008, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/348/348-h/348-h.htm. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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