OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
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A song or poem addressed to a divine figure, commonly combining praise with a request for help or favour.
Revise: GreeceThe prescribed Homeric Hymn to Heracles the Lion Hearted is a short religious poem. Its purpose is not to narrate all twelve labours. Instead, it celebrates Heracles, compresses his earthly experience into a few lines, and ends by asking him for a blessing.
- Revise: Greece
An ancient Greek religious poem addressed to or celebrating a god or goddess.
- Revise: Homeric Hymns: Demeter and Heracles the Lion Hearted