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... Hermes had expected this : he let fall a token in his half- brother's hand , an evil messenger of the stomach , and thereupon at once sneezed . Apollon immediately dropped him and , despite his haste , sat down on the ground beside the ...
... Hermes had expected this : he let fall a token in his half- brother's hand , an evil messenger of the stomach , and thereupon at once sneezed . Apollon immediately dropped him and , despite his haste , sat down on the ground beside the ...
Page 169
... Hermes's own father would surely believe him , and might it go worse with Hermes if he were not telling the truth ! He , Hermes , felt ashamed before Helios and the other gods ! Now again Hermes forswore himself , but this time , in ...
... Hermes's own father would surely believe him , and might it go worse with Hermes if he were not telling the truth ! He , Hermes , felt ashamed before Helios and the other gods ! Now again Hermes forswore himself , but this time , in ...
Page 171
... Hermes was at one time told in greater detail , or else it was later amplified with the tale 521 of how the cattle thief seized his opportunity , whilst ... Hermes , Aphrodite and Hermaphroditos 171 7 Hermes, Aphrodite and Hermaphroditos.
... Hermes was at one time told in greater detail , or else it was later amplified with the tale 521 of how the cattle thief seized his opportunity , whilst ... Hermes , Aphrodite and Hermaphroditos 171 7 Hermes, Aphrodite and Hermaphroditos.
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THE BEGINNING OF THINGS | 15 |
THE MOIRAI HEKATE AND OTHER PRE OLYMPIAN | 31 |
THE GREAT GODDESS OF LOVE | 66 |
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According Adonis already amongst ancient Aphrodite Apollon appeared Ariadne Artemis Asia Minor beautiful begat birth Boeotia bore born brother called cave chariot child cows Cretan Crete Daktyloi dark daughter deities Delos Delphi Demeter Dionysos divine earth Erinyes Eros father female Gaia gave giant goddess gods golden Gorgons Greek Hades hand Harpies Heaven Hekate Helios Hephaistos Hera Herakles Hermes hero heroic saga Hesiod Hesperides Homer husband immortal island Kabeiroi King Korybantes Kouretes Kronos later Leto Maia maiden male mankind marriage means mentioned Moirai moon mortal mother Mount Muses mythology Nereids Nereus Night nymphs Okeanos Olympian Olympus original Orion Orpheus Ouranos Pallas Athene Persephone Phaethon phallic Phorkys Poseidon primordial Prometheus Rhea sacred Selene Semele serpent shape Sirens sister Skylla sons spring stories concerning surname tale Telchines tell Tethys Themis thou Titans told took Underworld vase vase-painting wife winged women word worshipped Zeus Zeus's