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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.
Hermes was an Olympian god of travel, trade, diplomacy, persuasion, writings and athletics. He was also the messenger of gods because he could moved freely and fast between the worlds of mortal and divine. Many thought of him as the protector of heralds, merchants, travellers and even thieves.
19 paź 2023 · Born to Zeus, the omnipotent ruler of the Olympian gods, and Maia, the eldest of the Pleiades and daughter of Atlas, Hermes inherited a mix of divine majesty and earth-bound resilience. Maia’s gentle nature and reclusiveness, combined with Zeus’s power and authority, undoubtedly influenced the duality of Hermes’ character.
3 mar 1997 · Hermes. 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.
4 maj 2020 · Hermes was Born a Trickster. Maia was the oldest of the seven Pleiades. These daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea nymph Pleione are best remembered for the constellation of seven stars named in their honor. The shyest of the seven sisters, Maia avoided the great court at Mount Olympus.
18 lip 2018 · Before the king of the gods, Zeus married Hera, the very jealous queen of the Greek pantheon, Maia (a daughter of the world-supporting Titan Atlas) bore him a son, Hermes. Unlike many of the offspring of Zeus, Hermes was not a demi-god, but a full-blooded Greek god.
28 sie 2019 · One of the cleverest and most mischievous of the 12 Olympian gods, Hermes was their herald and messenger. In that position, he came to symbolise the crossing of boundaries in his role as a guide between the two realms of gods and humanity. Hermes was known for his impish behaviour and curiosity.
