In my attempt to pin down the methodological grounds on which my analysis hinges, I point out the dynamic character narrative has for providing an idea of how Hermes is represented in the Odyssey. Therefore, I elaborate on the formative influence the narrative/genre cluster exerts on the sty...
2 Russo 2000 views in cunning intelligence the common ground on which Hermes and Athena act as divine patrons of Odysseus in the Odyssey. He also suggests that Hermes was Odysseus’ regular divine patron and helper in the pre-Homeric tradition as opposed to Athena, who supposedly succeeded him...
Maia is a daughter of Atlas ... she and her sisters are known as the Pleiades. Zeus came to Maia in the darkness of night so his sister-wife Hera would not know of his amorous intentions towards the lovely Nymph. Maia lived in a secluded cave on Mount Kyllene in Arkadia, so Zeus's...
: "Hermes is the god who is thought most to care for and to increase flocks, as Homer puts it in the Iliad:--‘Son was he of Phorbas, the dearest of Trojans to Hermes, rich in flocks, for the god vouchsafed him wealth in abundance.’"...
Hermes was the Olympian god of herds, trade, heralds, athletes and thieves. This page contains stories of Hermes from the sagas of the gods including his slaying of the hundred-eyed giant Argos Panoptes, his role in the War of the Giants, flight from the
The Women in The Odyssey Essay Calypso, the next goddess Odysseus meets, is another strong challenge for the hero. She, like Circe, is a very powerful woman, but she wants something different from Odysseus: she recognizes his power, considers him to be worthy of her and wants him to be ...
Hermes was the Olympian god of herds, trade, heralds, athletes and thieves. This page describes benefactions bestowed by the god on men and women in myth. The most famous of these stories include the assistance he gave Odysseus in his encounter with the
Like all Greek gods, Poseidon was petty, given to fits of temper and capricious whims, which left no room for the opinions of others. While it made for quite a pinch if you were his target, it also meant that he could be distracted fairly easily. At times during "The Odyssey," Poseid...
CULT OF HERMES IN HOMERHomer, Odyssey 7. 137 ff (trans. Shewring) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) : "Odysseus stepped quickly over the threshold into the palace [of King Alkinous of the Phaiakians]. He found the Phaiakian lords and rulers pouring libations from their cups to the Euskopos (...
Homer, Odyssey 24. 1 ff : "Hermes Kyllenios (of Mt Kyllene) began to summon the suitors' ghosts [at dawn's first light]; he held in his hand the golden rod that he uses to lull men's eyes asleep when he so wills, or again to wake others from their slumber; with this he rous...