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17 lip 2024 · Hermes held great significance across ancient Greece, particularly at Mt. Cyllene in the Peloponnese, where his worship originated. One of the oldest cults dedicated to Hermes was located in Athens, celebrated during the Hermaia festival honouring young boys each year.
In Athens, Hermes Eion came to represent the Athenian naval superiority in their defeat of the Persians, under the command of Cimon, in 475 BC. In this context, Hermes became a god associated with the Athenian empire and its expansion, and of democracy itself, as well as all of those closely associated with it, from the sailors in the navy, to ...
Hermes was the god of animal husbandry, including cattle-herding, shepherding, goat-herding and even the breeding of horses and mules. In this role he represented both the protection and flourishing of the herds and their destruction by wild beasts (lions, wolves, boars, birds of prey).
3 mar 1997 · Hermes, a son of Zeus and Maia, the daughter of Atlas, was born in a cave of Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, 1 whence he is called Atlantiades or Cyllenius; but Philostratus 2 places his birth in Olympus.
6 lip 2023 · One of the oldest and most important places of worship for Hermes was Mt. Cyllene in Arcadia where he was said to have been born. From there, his cult was taken to Athens and from Athens it spread throughout Greece.
28 sie 2019 · Hermes was honoured just about everywhere in ancient Greece but especially in the Peloponnese at Mt. Cyllene and such city-states as Megalopolis, Corinth and Argos. Athens had one of the oldest cults to the god where the Hermaia festival for young boys was held annually.
29 lip 2024 · Hermes is the Greek god of trade, a messenger of the gods, and a clever trickster. Born to Zeus and Maia, Hermes showed his cunning nature from birth, stealing Apollo’s cattle on his first day of life. As a messenger, he’s known for his speed and carrying the caduceus, a staff with two snakes around it.
