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|Definition=ὁ, [[hymn]], [[ode]], in [[praise]] of [[god]]s or [[hero]]es (καί τι ἦν εἶδος ῳδῆς εὐχαὶ πρὸς θεούς, ὄνομα δὲ ὕμνοι ἐπεκαλοῦντο Pl.Lg.700b; ὕμνους θεοῖς καὶ ἐγκώμια τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς Id.R.607a, cf. Arist.Po.1448b27), once in Hom., ἀοιδῆς ὕμνος Od.8.429 (folld. by [[Demodocus]]' [[song]] of the Wooden Horse, 499 sqq.); ὕμνῳ νικήσαντα φέρειν τρίποδ' Hes.Op.657; ἀνδρῶν τε παλαιῶν ἠδὲ γυναικῶν ὕμνον ἀείδουσιν h.Ap.161; freq. in Pi., ὕμνος [[πολύφατος]], [[ἐπικώμιος]], etc., O.1.8, N.8.50, al.; Θήρωνος Ὀλυμπιονίκαν ὕμνον O.3.3; and in B., ὑφάνας ὕμνον 5.10, cf. 6.11, al.; ὕμνοι θεῶν to or in [[honour]] of the [[god]]s, Pl.Lg.801d; τιμῶν θεὰν ὕμνοισιν E.Hipp.56; τοὺς χοροὺς . . καὶ τοὺς ὕμνους τῷ θεῷ ποιεῖτε D.21.51, cf. Pl.Smp.177a; ὕμνοι Δαυείδ = [[psalm]]s of [[David]], [[LXX]] 2 Ch.7.6; ψαλμοὶ καὶ ὕμνοι καὶ ᾠδαί Ep.Eph.5.19: in Trag. also of [[mournful]] [[song]]s, addressed to gods or heroes, τὸν δυσκέλαδον ὕμνον Ἐρινύος A.Th.868 (lyr.), cf. Pers.620, 625 (anap.), Ch.475 (lyr.); ὕμνος ἐξ Ἐρινύων, δέσμιος φρενῶν, ἀφόρμικτος Id.Eu.331 (lyr.), cf. 306; ἐν ἀλύροις κλέοντες ὕμνοις E.Alc.447 (lyr.); ὕμνος Ἅιδου, of one whose songs are [[death]], Phryn. Com.69 (lyr.).—On [[ὕμνοι]] of various kinds v. Men.Rh.p.333 S.; ὁ κυρίως ὕμνος πρὸς κιθάραν ᾔδετο ἑστώτων Procl.Chr.ap.Phot.Bibl.p.320 B., cf. Did. ap. EM777.9. [Most commonly ῡ, but only by position; ῠ proved by [[εὔυμνος]] ([[quod vide|q.v.]]), ῠμνῳδεῖ A.Ag.990 (lyr.), ῠμνήσω E.Ba.72 (lyr.).]