Homeridae
group · 4 works · 4 mentions · 4 anchored passages
the Homeridae · Homeridæ · gens of Homer · the singers of woven verses
in the texts
Dissertations on Early Law and Custom
Clan of rhapsodes claiming descent from Homer, per Grote's theory.
Grote’s theory of the Homeric poetry, taken in a mass (ii.
Helen
Guild of reciters/descendants claiming descent from or transmission of Homer's tradition, source of the tale of Helen's visitation to Homer.
And some of the Homeridae also relate that Helen appeared to Homer by night and commanded him to compose a poem on those who went on the expedition to Troy, since she wished to make their death more to be envied than the life of the rest of mankind;
Nemean
The guild of rhapsodes associated with reciting Homeric epic, invoked in a simile about beginning with Zeus.
Just as the Homeridae, the singers of woven verses, most often begin with Zeus as their prelude, so this man has received a first down-payment of victory in the sacred games by winning in the grove of Nemean Zeus, which is celebrated in many hymns.
Phaedrus
Guild of reciters associated with Homeric poetry, credited with preserving verses on the god Love.
But some of the Homeridae, I believe, repeat two verses on Love from the spurious poems of Homer, one of which is very outrageous and not perfectly metrical.