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24 wrz 2024 · Hermes frequently appeared on ancient Greek pottery, where he was depicted in various scenes, often accompanying other gods or engaging with mortals. His presence on pottery not only served decorative purposes but also conveyed narratives central to Greek mythology.
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.
One of the oldest places of worship for Hermes was Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, where some myths say he was born. Tradition holds that his first temple was built by Lycaon. From there, the Hermes cult would have been taken to Athens, from which it radiated to the whole of Greece. [28]
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.
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.
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.
1 mar 2021 · On the morning of June 7, 415 BCE, the denizens of Athens awoke to find many stone statues of Hermes throughout the city with their distinctive phalluses hacked off and their faces smashed. This in turn caused mass fear and outrage among Athenian citizens.
