CLST 203 Lecture 6: CLST 203 Week 6
6 Dec 2017
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They both have to do with death. Hermes is the only god that can go up and down from underworld regularly. He is a messenger god, very fast and quick. Born at dawn, at mid- day already he played on the lyre, and in the evening he stole the cattle of far- (cid:498)muse, sing of (ermes, the son of zeus and maia, lord of cyllene and arcadia shooting apollo (cid:499) Sometimes referred to as cyllenian (because he is from mount kyllini very (ermes(cid:495) accoutrements. Petasus hat commonly worn by greek shepherds. Talaria winged sandals allows him to run very quickly. Caduceus - ambassador wand symbol that he should not be harmed, allows wild and rural area, has a lot of livestock) Unlike many gods, he is from greece, there is no story of his arrival in greece. Guides, gods, mortals, and the dead down tot eh underworld. Well liked by people, does not punish mortals currency)
