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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordHymnos is a hymn or song of praise; hymnein is to sing or celebrate in this manner.
- In StobaeusCleanthes closes his prayer by asking that humans repay divine honor through continuing praise of Zeus’s works and the common law.
- In this edition“Hymn” preserves the religious and poetic act; “praise” explains the related verb.
- A place to beginHymning divine works and common law repays the honor received from Zeus.
- English renderings
- hymn; song of praise
Meaning
Hymnos is a hymn or song of praise; hymnein is to sing or celebrate in this manner.
Use in the book
Cleanthes closes his prayer by asking that humans repay divine honor through continuing praise of Zeus’s works and the common law. Hymning is an act of acknowledgment informed by better judgment. The poem itself enacts the response it requests.
Places to read
- I.1.12cHymning divine works and common law repays the honor received from Zeus.
Translation in this edition
“Hymn” preserves the religious and poetic act; “praise” explains the related verb.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 26–27. The surviving closing prayer is clearer than the damaged preceding description of conflicting human pursuits.