[95] In Homer the Charites are mainly associated with Aphrodite (see on 61), although Charis is the wife of Hephaestus in Il. 18.382, and Hera promises one of the Charites in marriage, Il. 18.267, 275. But in later times they were connected with various other deities, e.g. with Apollo, Artemis, the Muses, Hermes, Dionysus, and Hera. For references see Preller-Robert ii. p. 482 f.
97, 98. Here (as in 62, 63 “ἀμβροσίῳ ἀμβρότῳ”) the repetition of Νυμφάων Νυμφῶν has been a ground for assuming two recensions; but (1) in each case the second line introduces a fresh item of description, (2) the redundancy does not involve more than a poverty of art. Therefore it is probable that 63 and 98 are original. “νυμφάων—νυμφῶν”, if remarkable, has the exact parallel of “ὠδῆς—ἀοιδῆς” h. Dem. 494, 495. Lines 97, 99=Il. 20.8, 9 (“οὔτ᾽ ἄρα” for “ἤ τις”). With 98 cf. Od. 6.123 “ νυμφάων αἳ ἔχουσ᾽ ὀρέων αἰπεινὰ κάρηνα” (Od. 6.124=Il. 20.9). Gemoll is wrong in suggesting that the Oreads may be a later conception, owing to their absence in “Υ.” They are mentioned in Il. 6.420 “ νύμφαι ὀρεστιάδες”, as well as in the Odyssey. See on 258.This text is part of:
The Homeric Hymns, edited, with preface, apparatus criticus, notes, and appendices. Thomas W. Allen. E. E. Sikes. London. Macmillan. 1904.
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