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... Hermes struck him with his staff and turned him into a stone . Then Hermes went back to his cave - home in Mount Cyllene ; he slipped through the keyhole like a breeze or a mist and was going noiselessly to his cradle when he pas- sed ...
... Hermes struck him with his staff and turned him into a stone . Then Hermes went back to his cave - home in Mount Cyllene ; he slipped through the keyhole like a breeze or a mist and was going noiselessly to his cradle when he pas- sed ...
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... Hermes . The traditional derivation of the name Hermes is from a root meaning " heap of stones " ; there are objections to this , and it seems more feasible to derive the name from a word meaning " staff , rod . " ( The form e - ma - a ...
... Hermes . The traditional derivation of the name Hermes is from a root meaning " heap of stones " ; there are objections to this , and it seems more feasible to derive the name from a word meaning " staff , rod . " ( The form e - ma - a ...
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... Hermes discovered fire , among other things , and invented the lyre ; he was skilled in music and medicine . In Homer , Hermes Chrysorrhapis , " of the Golden Wand , ” is a dispenser of sleep and dreams . As a god of magic and the dream ...
... Hermes discovered fire , among other things , and invented the lyre ; he was skilled in music and medicine . In Homer , Hermes Chrysorrhapis , " of the Golden Wand , ” is a dispenser of sleep and dreams . As a god of magic and the dream ...
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THE MODEL OF ETERNITY | 12 |
THE HERO | 26 |
THE ORIGIN OF EVIL | 39 |
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