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classics 102 - Hermes
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- 1What is Hermes the god of? (21)trickery, messenger god, travel, luck, god of theives, roads, hospitality, persuasion, cunning wiles, athletic contests, astronomy, gymnasiums, animal husbandry, heralds, diplomacy, trade, language, writing, astrology, and dreams
- 2What is he often shown with in art?winged boots or wings on his ankles, a travelers hat and cloak, a caduceus which is a staff, or a laurel wreath which is given to first place winners in sporting events
- 3Why is Hermes a boundary crosser and thus the god of boundaries?he is the only god or mortal that can pass in and out of the underworld freely. not even Hades can do that.
- 4Hermes and Prometheus are both trickster gods. Why does Zeus allow Hermes to be a prankster?Hermes is loyal to Zeus while Prometheus doesn't bother anyone but isn't loyal to anyone either
- 5Why is the turtle a symbol of Hermes?right after he was born he jumped ffrom his cradle and went out of his cave home. He found a turtle, killed it and, using wood and string made from sheep guts, made the first lyre.
- 6Who are Hermes parents?The nymph Maia and Zeus
- 7After Hermes makes the lyre he decides he is hungry for meat. Why is this a big deal?the gods don't eat meat, only nectar or ambrosia. This establishes again that he is a pusher of boundaries
- 8What does he do when he decides he wants meat?he find Apollo's cattle and then walks them backwards so no one will be able to tell which way they are going
- 9Who does he run into one the way? What happened?he sees an old man on the side of the road. He tells him that he didn't see anything
- 10Where does he go with the cattle? What does he do with them?by dusk he reaches a field. there he takes two cows, wrestles them to there backs, then slaughters them and rasted the meat on spits
- 11He makes a fire to cook the meat. Why is this important?He is the first god to make fire and to find the sticks used as kindling
- 12Does he eat the meat?no, he restrains himself. instead he divides it into twelve portions for the gods and makes a sacrifice.
- 13What does apollo do when he realizes his cattle is gone?he finds the old man the Hermes had met and finds out a baby took his cattle. He does to Maia and Hermes cave
- 14How does the argument go between Apollo and Hermes?after Hermes uses jokes and sarcasm to prove he stole the cattle, Apollo threatens to throw him into tartarus if he doesn't tell hm what he did with the cattle. In the end they go to Zeus for resolution
- 15How did Zeus treat Hermes differently then Prometheus?When Hermes lies to Zeus while Apollo tells the truth, Zeus laughs at Hermes as if it is a joke. He does not see Hermes as a threat to his power so he is not bothered by his jokes
- 16How does Hermes smooth things over with Apollo?He gives him the lyre which Apollo immediately loves
- 17What does apollo give Hermes in exchange?gives him a wooden Caduceus.
- 18What other musical instrument does Hermes invent?the pan pipes
- 19Hermes was used for what kind of protection?he was the boarder crossing god and the god of thieves so people would put up statues of his head with an erect fallacy to ward off intruders and thieves
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