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came at the same time as the gods of Delos and are honoured by the Delians in a different way. For the Delian women make collections in these maidens' names, and invoke them in the hymn which Olen, a Lycian, composed for them; and the rest of the islanders, and even the
42:, where his hymns celebrating the first handmaidens of Apollo in the island of the god's birth and other "ancient hymns" were still part of the cult at Delos in the time of 143:, attributed to Olen, were preserved in Delos, revered as Apollo's birthplace. "The legend which was especially attributed to him was that of Apollo's sojourn among the 168: 62:, have been taught by the Delians to do the like. This Olen, who came from Lycia, made the other old hymns also which are sung in Delos. 224:, 305; Pausanias i.18; ii.13.1 "Olen, in his hymn to Hera, says that Hera was reared by the Seasons, and that her children were 284: 204: 207:, 1. 18. 5 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue 2nd century AD) "The Delians sacrifice to Eileithyia and sing a hymn of Olen." 279: 269: 96:
8.21.3). Apparently Olen's hymn reflected the pre-Hellenic role of Eileithyia, whom Olympian mythographers like
274: 81: 23: 92:, styles her 'the clever spinner', clearly identifying her with fate, and makes her older than Cronos." ( 253:
Peck, Harry Thurston, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, Harper and Brothers, New York, 1898.
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wrote, "The Lycian Olen, an earlier poet, who composed for the
54: 161: 232:"; v.7.6 9 (mentions Olen's hymn to Achaeia); ix.27; x.5. 135:(simple songs to accompany the circular dance of the 121:attributed to him the introduction of the cult of 244:, Theoi Project, theoi.com. Accessed 2012-5-28. 48: 8: 172:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 242:Hyperborea: Fabulous Land of the Far North 183: 80:poetry of Olen is now entirely lost. 7: 14: 16:Legendary early poet from Lycia 1: 88:, among other hymns, one to 311: 27: 205:The Description of Greece 125:and the invention of the 216:See Herodotus, iv.35.1; 100:recast as a daughter of 169:Encyclopædia Britannica 285:Ancient Greek religion 74: 94:Description of Greece 280:Ancient Greek music 270:Ancient Greek poets 302: 254: 251: 245: 239: 233: 214: 208: 201: 195: 192:The Persian Wars 188: 173: 165: 72: 34:early poet from 29: 310: 309: 305: 304: 303: 301: 300: 299: 260: 259: 258: 257: 252: 248: 240: 236: 215: 211: 202: 198: 189: 185: 180: 156: 153: 73: 66: 17: 12: 11: 5: 308: 306: 298: 297: 292: 287: 282: 277: 272: 262: 261: 256: 255: 246: 234: 209: 196: 182: 181: 179: 176: 175: 174: 160:, ed. (1911). 158:Chisholm, Hugh 152: 151:External links 149: 129:. Many hymns, 64: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 307: 296: 293: 291: 288: 286: 283: 281: 278: 276: 275:Ancient Delos 273: 271: 268: 267: 265: 250: 247: 243: 238: 235: 231: 227: 223: 222:Hymn to Delos 219: 213: 210: 206: 200: 197: 193: 187: 184: 177: 171: 170: 164: 159: 155: 154: 150: 148: 146: 142: 138: 134: 133: 128: 124: 120: 117: 114: 109: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 70: 63: 61: 56: 52: 47: 45: 41: 37: 33: 25: 24:Ancient Greek 21: 249: 237: 221: 212: 199: 186: 167: 163:"Olen"  145:Hyperboreans 130: 110: 93: 75: 69:Persian Wars 68: 49: 38:who went to 19: 18: 218:Callimachus 203:Pausanias, 194:, iv. 35.1. 67:Herodotus, 264:Categories 190:Herodotus, 178:References 127:epic meter 90:Eileithyia 82:Pausanias 71:, iv.35.1 44:Herodotus 32:legendary 113:Delphian 78:hieratic 65:—  30:) was a 295:Lycians 141:oracles 139:), and 86:Delians 60:Ionians 290:Apollo 137:chorus 123:Apollo 116:Pythia 98:Hesiod 132:nomes 40:Delos 36:Lycia 230:Hebe 228:and 226:Ares 119:Boeo 111:The 106:Hera 104:and 102:Zeus 76:The 55:Opis 53:and 51:Arge 28:Ὠλήν 20:Olen 147:." 266:: 220:, 166:. 108:. 46:: 26:: 22:(

Index

Ancient Greek
legendary
Lycia
Delos
Herodotus
Arge
Opis
Ionians
hieratic
Pausanias
Delians
Eileithyia
Hesiod
Zeus
Hera
Delphian
Pythia
Boeo
Apollo
epic meter
nomes
chorus
oracles
Hyperboreans
Chisholm, Hugh
"Olen" 
Encyclopædia Britannica
The Persian Wars
The Description of Greece
Callimachus

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