1. Praise of Mary in song: the early hymnography; 2. From Theotokos to Intercessor: the early homiletic witness (ca. 400 – 600); 3. Panegyrics and supplication: homilies from ca. 600 – 1000; 4. Theology in verse: Middle Byzantine hymnography; 5. Narratives about the Panagia: miracle stories, hagiography and apocalypses.