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Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 277 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A beneficial.D.) : “Basic Inventors . . . Cadmus [not Kadmos however, Euandros, child away from Hermes and you can Karmentis] in exile from Arcadia, took them to Italy, and his mother Carmenta altered these to Latin for the count regarding fifteen.”
HERMES Loves : PENELOPEIA SOSE
Homeric Hymn 19 so you’re able to Bowl (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek unbelievable C7th to last B.C.) : “Hermes . . . found Arkadia . . . here where their sacred place can be as god from Kyllene. To possess there, even in the event a jesus, he familiar with are most likely curly-fleeced sheep regarding solution off a mortal man, since there fell for the him and waxed a strong melting interest in order to marry brand new rich-tressed child out-of Dryopos [Penelopeia or Sose], there the guy brought about the merry relationship. Plus in our house she bare Hermes a precious guy [the fresh god Pan] who out of their birth are marvellouse to appear upon, that have goat’s feet and two horns – a noisy, merry-chuckling man. However when the latest nurse watched his uncouth deal with and complete beard, she are afraid and you can jumped up-and fled and leftover the fresh new guy. Up coming fortune-bringing Hermes acquired him and took your in his fingers: really grateful in the cardio is actually this new goodness.”
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca E7. 39 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd An effective.D.) : “Particular declare that Penelope [spouse away from Odysseus] was seduced from the Antinous [that the new suitors], and you may returned of the Odysseus so you can this lady father Ikarios, and this when she attained Mantineia inside the Arkadia, she bore Dish, to help you Hermes.” [N.B. Penelope, wife regarding Odysseus, are Darwin local hookup confounded with Penelopeia, the newest Arkadian nymphe.]
Herodotus, Histories dos. 153. 1 (trans. Godley) (Greek historian C5th B.C.) : “Pan try kept to-be the new youngest of one’s gods . . . and you can Dish brand new man off Penelope (getting with respect to the Greeks Penelope and you will Hermes were the parents of Dish) is [very first worshipped inside Greece] regarding the 400 many years in advance of me [Herodotus], which means that off another day compared to Virus conflict.”
Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 224 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A beneficial.D.) : “Mortals who had been produced immortal . . . Dish, boy out-of Mercurius [Hermes] and Penelope.”
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 14. 67 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th An excellent.D.) : “Panes, the newest sons off Hermes, exactly who split their like between a couple of Nymphai; for one the guy visited this new bed of Sose; for example the guy went to brand new bed of Sose, the newest highland prophetess, and you may begat a boy motivated to the divine voice out-of prophecy, [the Bowl] Agreus, competent regarding the beast-slaying sport of appear. The other is actually [the newest Bowl] Nomios, whom brand new pasturing sheep liked well, you to definitely practised on the shepherd’s tube, to own exactly who Hermes sought for the newest sleep out-of Penelopeia the world Nymphe.”
HERMES Enjoys : TANAGRA
Corinna, Fragment 654 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (C5th B.C.) : “Of them nine girl [regarding Asopos, all sent out of of the gods] . . . Tanagra [eponym of the Boiotian town], try grabbed from the Hermes.”
HERMES Loves : APEMOSYNE
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca step three. fourteen (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : “[Althaimenes grandson out-of Minos] kept Krete together with cousin Apemosyne and you may visited a specific place on Rhodes . . . Soon upcoming the guy became new murderer out-of their aunt. To possess Hermes arranged a passion for Apemosyne; showing not able to catch the woman since the she ran from your (she was swifter off legs than just Hermes!), he strewed certain freshly removed hides along the path, on which she slipped given that she are going back throughout the spring. Then he raped this lady. Whenever she announced to help you her cousin just what had happened, Althaimenes took their facts in regards to the goodness to get a justification, and you may slain the girl with a good kick out-of his foot.”