CLASS 40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Psychopomp, Theogony, Bureau Of International Expositions
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Acts as a trickster figure who provides mediation between olympians and mortals. Messenger of the gods, god of translation. Crosses boundaries(sea, sky, underworld) whereas zeus, poseidon, hades reside in their own. Wields the caduceus(magical staff that can wake and induce sleep; made of two intertwined copulating snakes), hat or shoes with wings that indicate he is constantly traveling. Kills argos(cid:894)has (cid:1005)(cid:1004)(cid:1004) eyes to prote(cid:272)t io fro(cid:373) )eus"s pursuits(cid:895) with (cid:272)adu(cid:272)eus. Thieving god who normally operates at night around the countryside(around shepherds, flocks of sheep) Aka argos slayer; psychopompos leader of souls, guides souls to underworld. Son of maia who is a nymph and daughter of atlas with zeus. Last of the gods to enter the pantheon and does so through deception. Creates the lyre from a tortoise shell by tricking it and sings a theogony where he sings of himself as an olympic god. Baby hermes tur(cid:374)s apollo"s sa(cid:272)red (cid:272)attle (cid:271)a(cid:272)kwards a(cid:374)d disguises their tracks with tree branches.
