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28 sie 2019 · With origins, then, as an Arcadian fertility god who had a special love for the Peloponnese, the ancient Greeks believed Hermes was the son of Zeus and the nymph Maia (daughter of the Titan Atlas) and that he was born on Mt. Cyllene in Arcadia.
16 wrz 2024 · Hermes, Greek god, son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia; often identified with the Roman Mercury. Hermes was associated with the protection of cattle and sheep. In the Odyssey, however, he appears mainly as the messenger of the gods and the conductor of the dead to Hades.
18 lip 2018 · Hermes taught his descendant Autolycus the art of thievery and enhanced Eumaios' wood-chopping skills. He also helped heroes in their tasks: Hercules in his descent to the Underworld, Odysseus by warning him about Circe's treachery, and Perseus in the beheading of the Gorgon Medusa .
29 lip 2024 · 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.
Hermes was the ancient Greek god of herds and flocks, travellers and hospitality, roads and trade, thievery and cunning, heralds and diplomacy, language and writing, athletic contests and gymnasiums. He was also the herald Zeus, king of the gods.
22 kwi 2019 · Hermes is generally believed to have been born in a cave in Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. Due to his relation to Atlas, Hermes is known also as Atlantiades, while his birthplace earned him the epithet Cyllenius.
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.
