Greek Myth XXIV: Hymn to Helios, or This God Is Hot

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inGreek Myth, The Greeks

Today we cover Homeric Hymn 31, about that hottest of the gods, Helios.

Discussion Prompts
  1. Who do you think Euryphaëssa is?
  2. This hymn appears to be the prelude to an epic. What do you think that epic was about?
  3. Hyperion, Helios, and Apollo are all sun gods. Why do you think there was so much redundancy in the function of Greek gods?

Published by Triumvir Clio

I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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