CLST 203 Lecture 11: CLST 203 Lecture 11 (Feb 13)
9 Mar 2017
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Clst 203 lecture 11 feb 13th. Born at dawn, at mid-day already he played on the lyre, and in the evening he stole the cattle of far-shooti(cid:374)g apollo (cid:863) Is very fast, which is why he is the messenger god. Mother is a nymph, maia, and father is zeus. He is a messenger god (iris is female messenger god for hera) He is also the trickster god because he is fast. Is called cyllenian (as he is from mt. All gods have certain objects that they possess. He can easily be identified by three things: Talaria (sandles with wings, which allows him to run very quick) Herma (a pile of rocks) hermes. Hermes as god of boundaries and crossroads (transitions). A pile of rocks probably were used as boundaries. Statues can still be found here and there. Her(cid:373)es ofte(cid:374) gi(cid:448)e(cid:374) (cid:272)redit to (cid:271)ri(cid:374)g (cid:862)fire sti(cid:272)ks(cid:863) to hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)s. He immediately leaves the cave after being born.
