Hermes Flashcards
Arcadia
hermes birthplace
Argeïphontes
epithet of Hermes, Argus slayer
Caduceus
heralds staff sometimes entwined with 2 snakes
Cyllenian
epithet Hermes, born on Mt.Cyllene
Herma (pl. Hermae)
means stone heap
travellers had stones for good luck - spirits in stones
Protector of travellers
stone pile not fully anthropomorphic
pillar with human head, erect phallus, fertility
God of Boundries - transgression
Hermaphroditus
son of Hermes and Aphrodite
Homeric Hymn to Hermes
Birth and mischievous exploits
precious god-child
Lyre
Invented by Hermes out of tortoise shell
Maia
Hermes mom, father is zeus
Mercury
latin name - god of merchants, commerce, merchandise
Mt. Cyllene
Birthplace of Hermes
Naiad
water nymph
Peloponnesus
Birthplace of Hermes, where Arcadia is
Petasus
travellers hat
Pleione and Pleiades
Pleione is the mother of Maia, father is Atlas
Seven sisters = Pleiades - followers of Artermis
Maia is one of them
Psychopompos
soul guide - conveys souls on final journey to underworld
Psychostasia
weighing of souls
Salmacis
is a water nymph love at first sight with hermaphrodite, he rejects her, she clings
Talaria
sandals, sometimes winged
Trickster Figure
in Homeric Hymn
God of travellers
God of thieves - night travellers
God of youth - mischievous
Phoebus
Theft of Apollos cattle, Phoebus
steals 50 heads but an old man sees and he swears him to secrecy but breaks his word and tells apollo - Hermes is an “innocent babe” and denies theft which prevents Apollo from going all god on him - asks Zeus to decide and Hermes lies and Zeus says figure it out
Hermes gives Lyre to Apollo and Apollo says never steal again and I will make you guide to the gods
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god of messengers (main messenger of Zeus)
