The Homeric Hymns are a collection of thirty-three anonymous ancient Greek Hymns celebrating individual gods.
Verrall noted in 1894, "that is to say, it has come down labeled as \'Homer\' from the earliest times of Greek book-literature.".
W. "The whole collection, as a collection, is Homeric in the only useful sense that can be put upon the word," A.
They were uncritically attributed to Homer himself in antiquity-from the earliest written reference to them, Thucydides (iii.104)-and the label has stuck.
The Hymns are "Homeric" in the sense that they employ the same epic meter-dactylic hexameter-as the Iliad and Odyssey, use many similar formulas and are couched in the same dialect.
The Homeric Hymns are a collection of thirty-three anonymous ancient Greek Hymns celebrating individual gods
