Athena Chant by Drew Campbell |

This tune is a simplified phrase from one of the
extent fragments of ancient Greek music; the words are from
a prayer of Odysseus's to Athena as he went into battle. Loosely
translated, they mean, "If ever you loved me before, Athena,
love me best now."
This page was last updated on April 3, 2002.
This article originally appeared on Andrew Campbell's Nomos Arkhaios site which is currently on hiatus. This article is copyright © 2000-2003 by Andrew Campbell and is reprinted here with permission.
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