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Judgment of Paris
Hera Athena Aphrodite Hermes Paris
Hermes as messenger of the gods
Caduceus = magical staff
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Hermes Argos Io (cow)
Hermes’ epithet “Argos slayer”
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His attributes:
Caduceus
Winged boots
Traveling hat
AMA Symbol
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Hermes with Sarpedon, son of Zeus
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Hermes” Psychopompos” = leader of souls
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Hermes, god of shepards, thieves, etc.
Herm
statue
Boundaries
and motion
between
them
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And then Maia bore a child of many turns, of wheddling wiles,
a robber, a cattle rustler, a leader of dreams,
one who keeps watch for night and lurks at gates, who would soon
show forth famous deeds among the immortal gods (hymn lines 13-16).
(Maia = “bashful daughter of Atlas with Zeus”)
HOMERIC HYMN TO HERMES , ca. 550 B.C.
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"Let me pick you up and take you inside, where I'm sure I can use you.
You'll be treated with all respect, since first you will benefit me.
You'd be safer inside the house, for the outdoors is always a danger."
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Apollo, Muse, and Lyre
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After the turtle incident, Hermes
Begins to play music and sing
He sings a Theogony; cave of Maia
described as “beautiful, and full of
rich tripods and bowls”
THEN WHAT?
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