Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 277 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A great.D.) : «Basic Creators . . . Cadmus [perhaps not Kadmos but Euandros, son of Hermes and Karmentis] in the exile out-of Arcadia, took them to Italy, and his awesome mom Carmenta changed these to Latin to your amount off fifteen.»
HERMES Loves : PENELOPEIA SOSE
Homeric Hymn 19 so you’re able to Pan (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th to help you fourth B.C.) : «Hermes . . . came to Arkadia . . . around in which their sacred set can be as god off Kyllene. Getting there, regardless of if a god, the guy familiar with are likely curly-fleeced sheep on the provider regarding a great mortal kid, since there dropped into your and you can waxed a strong melting notice in order to get married the newest steeped-tressed girl from Dryopos [Penelopeia otherwise Sose], and there the guy brought about the fresh new merry marriage. Plus in our house she bare Hermes a dear boy [the new god Bowl] whom regarding his beginning is marvellouse to appear upon, which have goat’s feet and two horns – a noisy, merry-laughing kid. But once the fresh new nurse watched his uncouth face and full beard, she are scared and you can jumped up and fled and you can remaining the latest guy. After how to hookup in Hollywood that luck-taking Hermes received him and grabbed your in the fingers: very glad inside the heart try the fresh jesus.»
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca E7. 39 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd Good.D.) : «Specific say that Penelope [partner away from Odysseus] is seduced by the Antinous [you to the fresh suitors], and you will came back from the Odysseus so you can the girl father Ikarios, which when she achieved Mantineia from inside the Arkadia, she exercise Pan, in order to Hermes.» [N.B. Penelope, girlfriend of Odysseus, was confounded that have Penelopeia, the fresh new Arkadian nymphe.]
Herodotus, Histories 2. 153. step 1 (trans. Godley) (Greek historian C5th B.C.) : «Pan are stored to be the latest youngest of your gods . . . and you may Bowl this new guy out of Penelope (to possess with regards to the Greeks Penelope and Hermes was indeed the parents off Dish) try [basic worshipped when you look at the Greece] regarding the eight hundred ages in advance of myself [Herodotus], and thus out-of another day than the Malware combat.»
Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 224 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : «Mortals who were generated immortal . . . Pan, kid away from Mercurius [Hermes] and you can Penelope.»
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 14. 67 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek impressive C5th A.D.) : «Panes, the newest sons off Hermes, exactly who separated their love between several Nymphai; for just one the guy went along to brand new bed of Sose; for just one the guy went to this new bed off Sose, brand new highland prophetess, and you may begat a child motivated towards the divine voice out of prophecy, [the brand new Dish] Agreus, amply trained from the monster-slaying sport of the search. One other are [the Bowl] Nomios, exactly who the fresh new pasturing sheep enjoyed better, that practised from the shepherd’s tubing, getting whom Hermes looked for the latest bed off Penelopeia the world Nymphe.»
HERMES Likes : TANAGRA
Corinna, Fragment 654 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (C5th B.C.) : «Ones nine girl [regarding Asopos, all of the sent out-of because of the gods] . . . Tanagra [eponym of one’s Boiotian city], are grabbed by Hermes.»
HERMES Enjoys : APEMOSYNE
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca step 3. fourteen (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd An excellent.D.) : «[Althaimenes grandson from Minos] leftover Krete together with his sister Apemosyne and you may decided to go to a certain put on Rhodes . . . Shortly then the guy turned into brand new murderer regarding their sibling. To have Hermes set up a passion for Apemosyne; indicating incapable of catch the lady once the she ran out-of him (she is swifter out-of foot than just Hermes!), he strewed specific newly stripped hides across the road, about what she tucked as she was going back about spring. Then raped the girl. When she revealed in order to this lady brother exactly what got occurred, Althaimenes got the girl facts about the goodness become a justification, and murdered their with a great stop off his feet.»