Hesiod, Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
The Contest of Homer and Hesiod
The Divination by Birds (fragments)
The Precepts of Chiron (fragments)
The Idaean Dactyls (fragments)
The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae (fragments)
The Shield of Heracles (480 lines)
The Marriage of Ceyx (fragments)
Works Attributed to Homer The Homeric Hymns
XIV. To the Mother of the Gods (6 lines)
XV. To Heracles the Lion-Hearted (9 lines)
XVII. To the Dioscuri (5 lines)
XXIII. To the Son of Cronos, Most High (4 lines)
XXV. To the Muses and Apollo (7 lines)
XXX. To Earth the Mother of All (19 lines)
XXXIII. To the Dioscuri (19 lines)
The War of the Titans (fragments)
The Story of Oedipus (fragments)
Non-Cyclic Poems Attributed to Homer
The Expedition of Amphiaraus (fragments)
The Taking of Oechalia (fragments)
The Battle of Frogs and Mice (303 lines)
Of the Origin of Homer and Hesiod, and of their Contest (aka The Contest of Homer and Hesiod)
(ll. 1-18) I will sing of stately Aphrodite, gold-crowned and beautiful, whose dominion is the walled cities of all sea-set Cyprus. There the moist breath of the western wind wafted her over the waves of the loud-moaning sea in soft foam, and there the gold-filleted Hours welcomed her joyously. They clothed her with heavenly garments: on her head they put a fine, well-wrought crown of gold, and in her pierced ears they hung ornaments of orichalc and precious gold, and adorned her with golden necklaces over her soft neck and snow-white breasts, jewels which the gold-filleted Hours wear themselves whenever they go to their father's house to join the lovely dances of the gods. And when they had fully decked her, they brought her to the gods, who welcomed her when they saw her, giving her their hands. Each one of them prayed that he might lead her home to be his wedded wife, so greatly were they amazed at the beauty of violet-crowned Cytherea.
(ll. 19-21) Hail, sweetly-winning, coy-eyed goddess! Grant that I may gain the victory in this contest, and order you my song. And now I will remember you and another song also.