Argus- (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes Cadmus- (Greek mythology) the brother of Europa and traditional founder of Thebes in Boeotia Calypso- (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years ...
"[There is an] altar of Apollon and Hermes in common [at Olympia], because the Greeks have a story about them that Hermes invented the lyre and Apollon the lute."Pausanias, Description of Greece 8. 17. 5 : "Adjoining [Mount] Kyllene [in Arkadia] is another mountain, Khelydorea (Rich...
HERMES LOVES : PERSEPHONELOCALE : Mt Olympos (Home of the Gods)Nonnus, Dionysiaca 5. 562 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : "All that dwelt in Olympos were bewitched by this one girl [Persephone], rivals in love for the marriageable maid, and offered their dowers for an ...
concerningHermes(the messenger of the gods),Aphrodite(goddess of love), orDionysusdescribe Hermes’proclivitiesas a god of thieves, Aphrodite’s lovemaking, and Dionysus’s association with wine, frenzy, miracles, and even ritual death.Poseidon(god of the sea) was unusually atavistic in that ...
fibers. After Apollo learned what happened, he knew that his half-brother should he one of the pantheon. Hermes was the patron of trickster and thieves because of his actions early in life. His attributes in iconography include the kerykeion (messenger's staff), winged boots, and petassos ...
The Greekgod Hermeswas the great-grandson of the Titans Sky (Uranos/Ouranos) and Earth (Gaia), who were also his great-great-grandparents and his great-great-great grandparents. In Greek Mythology, since the gods and goddesses were immortal, there was no limitation on child-bearing years and...
He is a character in Greek mythology, which is a collection of myths, or not-true stories, that the ancient Greeks believed in. According to the old Greek stories, Hermes was one of the 12 major gods and goddesses living on Mount Olympus. His parents were Maia and Zeus, the king of...
Trickster myths center around a specific archetypal character found in many cultures around the world. Examples of trickster characters include the Norse god Loki, the Greek god Hermes and the Native American Coyote, who is prominent in the myths of many tribes. What tricksters like Coyote personi...
Created thousands of years ago,Greek mythswere epic stories aboutGreek gods, passed down over generations. They often feature heroic battles and terrible creatures, and taught the importance of bravery, intelligence, and right and wrong. They showed that even the gods, like mortal men, could be...
Please understand that I have not read all the literature, concerning myths or legends. Some of them has not being translated into English, while others I have no access to. There are others I have read, but not the entire work. Example of this, is the Celtic myths in the Book of Lei...