Homeric Hymn #5 (to Aphrodite)
OUTLINE
1-6 Invocation to Muse
7-35 All creation feels power of Aphrodite except goddesses Athena,
Artemis, and Hestia
36-44 Even Zeus feels power of Aphrodite
45-57 Even Aphrodite has felt the effect of her own power and fallen in love with a
mortal, Anchises
58-63 Toilet of Aphrodite
64-74 Journey of Aphrodite to Troy
75-167 Seduction of Anchises
168-201 The Aftermath and the Promise: Divine Favor for the Trojans
202-217 Story of Ganymede
218-239 Story of Eos and Tithonus
240-248 Fate of Anchises
249-255 Punishment of Aphrodite
256-291 Birth of Aeneas
292-293 Concluding Prayer
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