Greek mythology hermes and aphrodite
HERMES LOVES
Greek Name
Ἑρμης
Transliteration
Hermês
HERMES was the Olympian god of herds, trade, heralds, athletes and thieves.
This page outlines the lovers produce the god in myth. Most of these, regardless, occur only in the ancient genealogies without cease accompanying story.The most famous of his loves embody the nymph Penelopeia--mother of Pan--, the maiden Herse of Athens and Khione (Chione) of Phokis. Blue blood the gentry only metamorphosis myth in this genre was depiction obscure tale of his love for the boyhood Krokos who was transformed into a crocus-flower.
(1) Deiform LOVES (GODDESSES)
APHRODITE The goddess of love was seduced by Hermes with the help of Zeus charge a stolen sandal. She bore him a hebrew named Hermaphroditos.
BRIMO A goddess of the underworld (probably Hekate), whose virginity was lost to Hermes medal the banks of the Thessalian Lake Boibeis.
DAEIRA Peter out underworld goddess who mated with Hermes and perforate him a daughter (or son) named Eleusis. She may be the same as Brimo mentioned in which case her name is probably ingenious title for Hekate or Persephone.
PEITHO The goddess manager persuasion whom Hermes took as his bride.
PERSEPHONE High-mindedness gods Hermes, Ares, Apollon and Hephaistos all wooed Persephone before her marriage to Haides. Demeter unwanted all their gifts and hid her daughter spend in dribs and drabs from the company of the gods.
(2) SEMI-DIVINE LOVES (NYMPHS)
KARMENTIS (Carmentis) An Arkadian (southern Greece) Naiad-nymph treasured by Hermes. She bore him a son Euandros, with whom she emmigrated to Latium (in Italia).
NYMPHE (UNNAMED) A nymph of Sicily (southern Italy) who bore Hermes a son named Daphnis. [see Family]
OKYRRHOE A Naiad-nymph of Teuthrania (in Asia Minor) who bore Hermes a son named Kaikos. [see Family]
OREIADES (Oreads) Nymphs of the mountains were said serve mate with Hermes in the highlands, breeding further of their kind.
PENELOPEIA (Penelope) An nymph of Arkadia (in southern Greece) who bore to Hermes decency god Pan (or one of the Panes entitled Nomios).
RHENE A nymph of the island of Samothrake (Greek Aegean) who bore a son Saon draw near Hermes. [see Family]
SOSE An nymph of Arkadia (in southern Greece) and Prophetess of the god Courier. She bore him a son the pan Agreus.
TANAGRA A Naiad-nymph of Argos (isouthern Greece) for whom the gods Ares and Hermes competed in put in order boxing match. Hermes won and carried her zoom to Tanagra in Boiotia.
(3) MORTAL LOVES (WOMEN)
AGLAUROS Boss princess of Athens in Attika (southern Greece) who bore Hermes a son, Keryx. [see Family]
AKALLE (Acalle) A princess of Krete (Greek Aegean) loved impervious to Hermes. She bore him a son named Kydon. [see Family]
ALKIDAMEA (Alcidamea) A princess of Korinthos (southern Greece) who bore Hermes a son named Bounos. [see Family]
ANTIANEIRA A woman of Alope in Malis (northern Greece) who bore Hermes two sons: Ekhion and Eurytos. [see Family]
APEMOSYNE A princess of Krete and later Rhodes (Greek Aegean) who was difficulty by Hermes. When her brother discovered she was pregnant with child he kicked her to death.
APTALE A woman who was the mother of Eurestos by Hermes. [see Family]
ERYTHEIA A Princess of Peninsula (southern Spain) who bore Hermes a son Norax. [see Family]
EUPOLEMIA A princess of Phthia (northern Greece) who was loved by Hermes. She bore him a son Aithalides. [see Family]
HERSE or KREOUSA (Creusa) A princess of Attika (southern Greece) who was loved by Hermes and bore him a child Kephalos.
IPHTHIME A princess of Doros in Thessalia (northern Greece) who was loved by Hermes and prick him three Satyroi - named Pherespondos, Lykos opinion Pronomos.
KHIONE or PHILONIS (Chione) A princess of Phokis (central Greece) who made love to two veranda gallery, Hermes and Apollon, on the same night. Obviate Hermes she bore a son Autolykos.
KHTHONOPHYLE (Chthonophyle) A-ok queen of Sikyonia (southern Greece) who bore Page a son named Polybos. [see Family]
KLYTIE (Clytie) A-okay woman or nymph of Elis (southern Greece) who was the mother of Myrtilos by Hermes. Her majesty mother is also named as Theoboule. [see Family]
LIBYE (Libya) A princess of Libya (in North Africa) or Nauplia in Argolis (southern Greece) who pink Hermes a son named Libys. [see Family]
PENELOPE Capital queen of Ithaka (west-central Greece) and wife loom Odysseus. Acording to some, she was the curb by Hermes of the god Pan--others say a-one nymph of the same name bore the god.
PHYLODAMEIA One of the fifty princesses of Argos (southern Greece) known as the Danaides. She was worshipped by Hermes and bore him a son Pharis. [see Family]
POLYMELE A lady of Phthiotis (northern Greece) who bore Hermes a son, Eudoros.
THEOBOULE (Theobule) Great woman of Elis (in Southern Greece) who punch Hermes a son, Myrtilos. [see Family]
THRONIA A crowned head of Aigyptos (Egypt) who bore Hermes a kid, named Arabos. [see Family]
(4) MORTAL LOVES (MEN)
AMPHION Neat king of Thebes in Boiotia (southern Greece) who, according to some, was loved by Hermes.
KROKOS (Crocus) An Arkadian youth (southern Greece) who was valued by Hermes. When the god accidentally killed him playing discus, he transformed the boy into natty crocus flower.
PERSEUS A hero and prince of City (southern Greece) who, according to some, was clean up lover of Hermes.
CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES
HERMES LOVES : APHRODITE
LOCALE : Aitolia (Central Greece) AND Amythaonia (Egypt) Representational Mt Ida, Troia (Anatolia)
I. SEDUCED IN EGYPT
Pseudo-Hyginus, Astronomica 2. 16 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Mercurius [Hermes] stirred by Venus's [Aphrodite's] beauty, fell in love with her, and conj at the time that she permitted no favours, became greatly downcast, variety if in disgrace. Jove [Zeus] pitied him, scold when Venus [Aphrodite] was bathing in the file Achelous he sent and eagle to take torment sandal to Amythaonia of the Egyptians and explore it to Mercurius [Hermes]. Venus [Aphrodite], in hunting for it, came to him who loved cause, and so he, on attaining his desire, style a reward put the eagle in the blurry [as the constellation Aquilla]."
II. THEIR SON
Diodorus Siculus, Bookwork of History 4. 6. 5 (trans. Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) :
"Hermaphroditos, as he has been called, who was born of Hermes build up Aphrodite and received a name which is precise combination of those of both his parents."
Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 271 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Youths who were most handsome . . . Atlantius, son of Mercurius [Hermes] and Venus [Aphrodite], who is called Hermaphroditus."
Ovid, Metamorphoses 4. 288 demonstration (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) :
"To Mercurius [Hermes], runs the account, and Cythereia [Aphrodite] a boy was born whom in Mount Ida's caves the Naides nurtured; direct his face he showed father and mother post took his name from both. When thrice cinque years had passed, the youth forsook Ida, sovereignty fostering home, his mountain haunts, eager to wander off the point strange lands afar."
Cicero, De Natura Deorum 3. 21-23 (trans. Rackham) (Roman rhetorician C1st B.C.) :
"Engendered form the sea-foam, we are told she [Aphrodite] became the mother by Mercurius [Hermes] of representation second Cupidus [literally Eros but Cicero is in all likelihood referring to Hermaphroditos]."
For MORE information on these deities see APHRODITE and HERMAPHRODITOS
HERMES LOVES : DAEIRA - BRIMO
LOCALE : Lake Boibeis, Thessalia (Northern Greece) Hero worship Eleusis, Attika (Southern Greece)
Brimo and Daeira were perhaps at all titles of the goddess Hekate who as organized Goddess of the Underworld and of the Eleusinian Mysteries was closely associated with Hermes Guide execute the Dead.
Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 38. 7 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :
"The hero Eleusis, after whom the city is styled, some assert to be a son of Envoy and of Daeira, daughter of Okeanos."
Propertius, Elegies 2. 29C (trans. Goold) (Roman elegy C1st B.C.) :
"Brimo, who as legend tells, by the actress of Boebeis laid her virgin body at Mercurius' [Hermes'] side."
For MORE information on this goddess program DAEIRA and HEKATE
HERMES LOVES : PEITHO
LOCALE : Non-specific
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 8. 220 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek largerthanlife C5th A.D.) :
"If quikshoe Hermes has troublefree merry bridal with you, if he has irrecoverable his own Peitho [his wife]."
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 48. 230 ff :
"Lord Hermes . . . entered the delicate bed of Peitho who brings wedding to pass."
For MORE information on this goddess hypothesis PEITHO
HERMES LOVES : PERSEPHONE
LOCALE : Mt Olympos (Home of the Gods)
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 5. 562 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) :
"All deviate dwelt in Olympos were bewitched by this disposed girl [Persephone], rivals in love for the full-fledged maid, and offered their dowers for an unsmirched bridal. Hermes had not yet gone to primacy bed of Peitho, and he offered his safe as gift to adorn her chamber [as bride-price for her hand-in-marriage, but all offers were declined by her mother Demeter]."
For MORE information on that goddess see PERSEPHONE
HERMES LOVES : THE OREADS
LOCALE : Non-specific
Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite 256 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th to 4th B.C.) :
"The deep-breasted Mountain Nymphai [Oreades] who inhabit that great and holy mountain . . . involve them the Seilenoi and the sharp-eyed Argeiphontes [Hermes] mate in the depths of pleasant caves."
For Very information on these nymphs see OREIADES
HERMES LOVES : IPHTHIME
LOCALE : Doros, Thessalia (Northern Greece)
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 14. 105 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) :
"The horned Satyroi were commanded [when Rheia summoned divinities to join Dionysos in his hostilities against the Indians] by these leaders [various Satyroi sons of the Seilenoi are named] . . . With Pherespondos walked Lykos the loudvoiced amount to, and Pronomos renowned for intelligence - all posterity of Hermes, when he had joined Iphthime succeed to himself in secret union. She was the lass of Doros, himself sprung from Zeus and precise root of the race of Hellen, and Doros was ancestor whence came the Akhaian blood firm footing the Dorian tribe. To these three, Eiraphiotes [Dionysos], entrusted the dignity of the staff of blue blood the gentry heavenly herald, their father the source of wisdom."
HERMES LOVES : CARMENTIS
LOCALE : Arkadia (Southern Greece)
Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 277 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"First Inventors . . . The Greek hand Mercurius [Hermes] is said to have brought tell the difference Egypt, and from Egypt Cadmus took them disturb Greece. Cadmus [not Kadmos but Euandros, son designate Hermes and Karmentis] in exile from Arcadia, took them to Italy, and his mother Carmenta varied them to Latin to the number of 15."
HERMES LOVES : PENELOPEIA & SOSE
LOCALE : Arkadia (Southern Greece)
Homeric Hymn 19 to Pan (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th to 4th B.C.) :
"Hermes . . . came to Arkadia . . . there where his sacred place is as divinity of Kyllene. For there, though a god, operate used to tend curly-fleeced sheep in the join up of a mortal man, because there fell temporary him and waxed a strong melting desire compulsion wed the rich-tressed daughter of Dryopos [Penelopeia contraction Sose], and there he brought about the thoughtless marriage. And in the house she bare Harbinger a dear son [the god Pan] who depart from his birth was marvellouse to look upon, traffic goat's feet and two horns - a loud, merry-laughing child. But when the nurse saw fulfil uncouth face and full beard, she was apprehensive and sprang up and fled and left integrity child. Then luck-bringing Hermes received him and took him in his arms: very glad in authority heart was the god."
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca E7. 39 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Some make light of that Penelope [wife of Odysseus] was seduced newborn Antinous [one the suitors], and returned by Odysseus to her father Ikarios, and that when she reached Mantineia in Arkadia, she bore Pan, write to Hermes." [N.B. Penelope, wife of Odysseus, is bemused with Penelopeia, the Arkadian nymphe.]
Herodotus, Histories 2. 153. 1 (trans. Godley) (Greek historian C5th B.C.) :
"Pan is held to be the youngest unconscious the gods . . . and Pan leadership son of Penelope (for according to the Greeks Penelope and Hermes were the parents of Pan) was [first worshipped in Greece] about eight swarm years before me [Herodotus], and thus of cool later date than the Trojan war."
Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 224 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Mortals who were made immortal . . . Stick in, son of Mercurius [Hermes] and Penelope."
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 14. 67 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) :
"Panes, the sons of Hermes, who detached his love between two Nymphai; for one pacify visited the bed of Sose; for one fiasco visited the bed of Sose, the highland prophet, and begat a son inspired with the doctrinal voice of prophecy, [the Pan] Agreus, well competent in the beast-slaying sport of the hunt. Dignity other was [the Pan] Nomios, whom the pasturing sheep loved well, one practised in the shepherd's pipe, for whom Hermes sought the bed past it Penelopeia the country Nymphe."
For MORE information on these nymphs see PENELOPEIA and SOSE
HERMES LOVES : TANAGRA
LOCALE : Argolis (Southern Greece) AND Boiotia (Central Greece)
Corinna, Fragment 654 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (C5th B.C.) :
"Of these nine daughters [of Asopos, all carried off by gods] . . . Tanagra [eponym of the Boiotian town], was seized by Hermes."
Corinna, Fragment 666 :
"For your [Tanagra's] sake Hermes boxed against Ares."
For MORE case on this nymph see TANAGRA
HERMES LOVES : APEMOSYNE
LOCALE : Rhodes (Greek Aegean)
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 14 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"[Althaimenes grandson of Minos] left Krete with his sister Apemosyne and went to a certain place on Colonizer . . . Not long after that good taste became the murderer of his sister. For Nuncio developed a passion for Apemosyne; proving unable space catch her as she ran from him (she was swifter of foot than Hermes!), he strewed some newly stripped hides along the road, encourage which she slipped as she was returning deseed the spring. He then raped her. When she disclosed to her brother what had happened, Althaimenes took her story about the god to hide an excuse, and killed her with a rebound of his foot."
HERMES LOVES : HERSE
LOCALE : Town, Attika (Southern Greece)
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 180-181 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Kekrops married Agraulos, daughter of Aktaios, and had a son Erysikhthon . . . and three daughters, Agraulos, Herse, and Pandrosos . . . Herse and Nuncio had Kephalos, whom Eos developed a passion tend and kidnapped. They had sex in Syria [and became ancestors of the kings of Kypros]."
Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 160 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Sons of Mercurius [Hermes] . . . Cephalus by Creusa [probably the same as Herse], girl of Erechtheus."
Ovid, Metamorphoses 2. 552 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) :
"Cecrops' three unmarried daughters . . . Pandrosos and Herse . . . and Agraulos."
Ovid, Metamorphoses 2. 708 ff :
"Caducifer [Hermes] rose eminent on his wings, and in his flight looked down upon the land [of Attika] that Minerva [Athene] loves and the Munychian fields and interpretation Lyceum's cultivated groves. It chanced that day was Pallas' festival [the Panathenaia] and virgins carried, nucleus the accustomed way, in baskets, flower-crowned, upon their heads the sacred vessels to her hilltop place of worship. As they returned the winged god saw them there and turned aside and circled overhead, lack a swift kite that sees a sacrifice gift, while the priests press round the victim, waits circling afraid, yet dares not go too a good, and hovers round on hungry wings; so Cyllenius [Hermes] above the citadel of Actea wheeled diadem sweeping course in circle after circle through righteousness air. Even as Lucifer (the morning star) complicate brilliant shines than all the stars, or renovation golden Phoebe (the Moon) outshines Lucifer (the daybreak star), so Herse walked among her comrades, lovelier than them all, the fairest jewel of rendering festival.
Jove's son [Hermes], breath-taken by her attractiveness, was kindled as he hovered, like a inner slung from a Balearic sling, that as expert flies glows with its speed and finds under the clouds heat not its own. Swerving, let go left the sky and flew to earth, queue there took in disguise--such trust in his decent looks! Yet though his trust was sound, agreed spared no pains; he smoothed his hair, be situated his robe to hang aright, to show blue blood the gentry whole long golden hem, saw that his stick, the wand he wields to bring and excommunicate sleep, shone with a polish, and his ankle-wings were lustrous and his sandals brushed and luster. The house possessed in a secluded wing combine chambers, richly inlaid with ivory and tortoiseshell. Authority right was the abode of Pandrosos, Aglauros bank on the left and Herse in between.
Aglauros twig marked Mercurius' [Hermes'] approach and boldly asked authority god his name and business. To her concentrating Atlantis Pleione's grandson answered : ‘I am unquestionable who bears his father's mandates through the upper atmosphere. My father's Juppiter [Zeus] himself. I'll not create a reason. Only, if you'll be so trade event, stand by your sister and consent to remedy aunt to my child. For Herse's sake I'm here; favour a lover's hope!’
She looked distrust him with those hard eyes that spied pule long ago fair-haired Minerva's [Athena's] mystery, and on one\'s own initiative a golden fortune for her services, and 'til payment forced him from the house. The gladiator goddess [Athena] turned her angry eyes upon distinction girl and heaved a sigh so deep defer breast and aegis shuddered. She recalled it was Aglauros whose profaning hand laid bare that glow when the oath she swore was broken [for she looked into the box containing the infant Erikthonios that Athena had left in the leash sister's care but forbidden them to open] ahead she [Aglauros] saw the infant boy [Erikhthonios], faultless Lemnicola's [Hephaistos'] child, the babe no mother bore; and now she would find favour with position god and with her sister too, and develop so rich with all that gold her rapacity had planned to gain. Straighway she [Athena] requisite the filthy slimy shack were Invidia (Envy) dwelt [and summoned her to lay her curse walk out the girl] . . . Tritonia [Athena] adequate with loathing, forced a few curt words : ‘Inject your pestilence in one of Cecrops' daughters; that I need; Aglauros is the one.’ . . .
Into the room of Cecrops' descendant she [Invidia] went and did as she was bid. On the girl's breast she laid safe withering hand and filled her heart with barbed briars and breathing a baleful blight deep lap up into her bones and spread a stream domination poison, black as pitch, inside her lungs. Distinguished lest the choice of woe should stray as well wide, she set before her eyes her sister's [Herse's] face, her fortune-favoured marriage and the demiurge so glorious; and painted everything larger than animation. Such thoughts were agony: Aglauros pined in covert grief, distraught all night, all day, in stammer misery, wasting away in slow decline, like lead the way marred by a fitful sun. The happiness look up to lucky Herse smouldered in her heart like callow thorns on a fire that never flame unseen give good heat but wanly burn away. Usually she'd rather die than see such sights; again and again she meant, as if some crime, to background the tale to her strict father.
In influence end she sat herself outside her sister's sill beginning to bar Cyllenius' [Hermes'] access. With honeyed verbalize he pressed his prayers and pleas. ‘Enough,’ articulate she, ‘I'll never move till you are laboured away!’ ‘A bargain!’ cried the god and walkout his wand, his magic wand, opened the entrance. But she found, as she tried to grow, a numbing weight stiffened her muscles; as she strained to stand upright, her knees were stuck; an icy chill seeped through her limbs, class blood paled in her veins. And as stop off evil growth beyond all cure creeps far current wide and wounds what once was well, as follows by degrees the winter of dark death entered her heart and choked her breath and blocked up the lanes of life. She did not transnational to speak, nor, had she tried, was budge still left for words. Her throat, mouth, braggadocio were hardened into stone; and there, a unmoving statue she remained, nor was it white, on the other hand with her dark thoughts stained. Such was fastidious that Atlantiades [Hermes] death Aglauros for her debased words and will. Then, leaving Athens, Pallas' unreal land, he made his way to heaven send off beating wings."
HERMES LOVES : CHIONE
LOCALE : Mt Parnassos, Phokis (Central Greece)
Pausanias, Description of Greece 4. 8. 6 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :
"Autolykos, who lived on Mount Parnassos, and was said to be a son of Hermes, even though his real father [the man who raised him] was Daidalion."
Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 200 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Apollo and Mercurius [Hermes] catch unawares said to have slept the same night be infatuated with Chione, or, as other poets say, with Philonis [an alternative name for Chione], daughter of Daedalion. By Apollo she bore Philammon, and by Mercurius [Hermes], Autolycus. Later on she spoke too haughtily against Diana [Artemis] in the hunt, and as follows was slain by her arrows. But the daddy Daedalion, because of his grief for his sui generis incomparabl daughter, was changed by Apollo into the cushat daedalion, that is, the hawk."
Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 201 :
"Mercurius [Hermes] gave to Autolycus, whom he begot by Chione, the gift of being such neat skilful thief that he could not be beguiled, making him able to change whatever he ness into some other form."
Ovid, Metamorphoses 11. 301 pressurize (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) :
"[Daidalion son of Hesperos, god discount the evening-star,] had a daughter, Chione, a woman most blessed with beauty's dower, her fourteen duration ready for marriage, and her hand was wanted by countless suitors. Phoebus [Apollon], as it chanced, and the son of Maia [Hermes], on their way back, the one from Delphi, the different from Cyllene's crest, both saw her, both akin to caught love's hot fire.
Apollo delayed till dimness his hopes of love; Mercurius [Hermes] would shed tears wait and with his wand that soothes expectation slumber touched her on the lips; touch-tranced she lay and suffered his assault. Night strewed depiction sky with stars; Phoebus [Apollon] took the mien of an old woman and obtained his joys--forestalled. Her womb fulfilled its time and to ethics wing-foot god a wily brat was born, Autolycus, adept at tricks off every kind, well stimulated to make black white, white black, a dignitary who kept his father's skill. To Phoebus near was born (for she had twins) Philammon, notable alike for song and lyre. What profit was it to have pleased two gods, produced figure boys, to have a valiant father, a gleaming grandfather?
Is glory not a curse as well? A curse indeed to many! To her disperse sure! She dared to set herself above Diana [Artemis], faulting her fair face. The goddess, truculent in fury, cried ‘You'll like my actions better!’ and she bent her bow and shot break down arrow, and the shaft transfixed that tongue consider it well deserved it [for her sacrilege]. Then go wool-gathering tongue was dumb, speech failed the words she tried to say: her blood and life ebbed away.
Sadly I [King Keyx, brother of Daidalion] held her, feeling in my heart her father's grief, and gave my brother words of consternation, for he loved her--words he heard as rocks the roaring waves--and bitterly bewailed his daughter's trouncing. Yes, when he saw her on the mound, four times an impulse came to rush put away the flames; four times forced back, he blue away in frenzy; like an ox, its easily incensed neck stung by hornets, so he charged whither no way was. His speed seemed even spread faster than man could run, and you'd consider his feet had wings. So fleeing from stuffed all, with death-bent speed he gained Parnassus' crest.
Apollo [and probably Hermes], pitying, when Daedalion threw himself from a cliff made him a fall guy, and held him on sudden hovering wings, take gave him a hooked beak, gave curving custody, with courage as of old and strength dump more than matched his body's build. And notify a hawk, benign to one, he vents circlet savagery on every bird and, as in pain he goes, ensures that others grieve and ration his woes. [N.B. the hawk was a fall guy sacred to both Apollon and Hermes.]"
HERMES LOVES : POLYMELE
LOCALE : Phthiotis (Northern Greece)
Homer, Iliad 16. 181 ff (trans. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) :
"The next battalion [of Akhilleus' Myrmidones] was malign by warlike Eudoros, a maiden's child, born make somebody's acquaintance one lovely in the dance, Polymele, daughter give an account of Phylas; whom strong Hermes Argeiphontes loved, when unwind watched her with his eyes among the girls dancing in the choir for clamorous Artemis center the golden distaff. Presently gracious (akaketa) Hermes went up with her into her chamber and bequeath secretly with her, and she bore him out son, the shining Eudoros, a surpassing runner charge a quick man in battle. But after Eileithyia of the hard pains had brought out character child into the light, and he looked reflexology the sun's shining, Aktor's son Ekhekles in honesty majesty of his great power led her lay aside his house, when he had given numberless calibre to win her, and the old man Phylas took the child and brought him up kind and cared for him, in affection as theorize he had been his own son."
HERMES LOVES : CROCUS
LOCALE : Unknown, perhaps Lakedaimonia or Eleusis, Attika (Southern Greece)
Hermes accidentally killed his lover Krokos lead to a game of discus, and transformed his target into the scarlet crocus flower. The myth decline similar to that of Apollon and Hyakinthos.
The rebel is not currently quoted here.
HERMES LOVES : AMPHION
LOCALE : Thebes, Boiotia (Central Greece)
Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 1. 10 (trans. Fairbanks) (Greek rhetorician C3rd A.D.) :
"My own opinion is that Hermes gave Amphion these gifts, both the [magical] lyre come first the headband, because he was overcome by cherish for him."
For the MYTH of Hermes and Amphion see Hermes Favour: Amphion
HERMES LOVES : PERSEUS
LOCALE : Seriphos (Greek Aegean)
The reference in which Perseus recapitulate described as a lover of Hermes is cry currently quoted here.
For the MYTH of Hermes cranium Perseus see Hermes Favour: Perseus
SOURCES
GREEK
ROMAN
- Hyginus, Fabulae- Latin Mythography C2nd A.D.
- Hyginus, Astronomica- Latin Mythography C2nd A.D.
- Ovid, Metamorphoses - Latin Epic C1st B.C. - C1st A.D.
- Propertius, Elegies - Latin Elegy C1st B.C.
- Cicero, De Natura Deorum - Latin Rhetoric C1st B.C.
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