Classical Mythology

HERMES 259 seashore, he wove sandals of wicker, a wonderful achievement, beyond de- scription and belief; he combined twigs of m ...

260 THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS and the heads in the blaze. When the god had accomplished all that he had to do, he threw hi ...

HERMES 261 The old man spoke to him in answer: "My friend, it is hard to tell every- thing that one sees with one's eyes. For ma ...

262 THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS seen a thing, I do not know a thing, I have not heard a word from anyone. I can- not give in ...

HERMES 263 and by arguments. But when he in his ingenuity found his opponent equally re- sourceful, he hastened to walk over the ...

264 THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS I shall swear a great oath besides—no, by these beautifully ornate portals of the gods. Some ...

HERMES 265 uttered sound I hear is wonderful, and I tell you that no one, either mortal or god who dwells on Olympus, has ever b ...

266 THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS arm and learned how to play. But Hermes himself fashioned another instrument and learned ano ...

HERMES 267 messenger to Hades, who, although he accepts no gifts, will grant this, by no means the least of honors. So lord Apol ...

268 THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS Mercury, by Giovanni Bologna (known as Giambo- logna, 1529-1608). Bronze, 1576; height 25 in ...

HERMES 269 THE MUTILATION OF THE HERMS Some ancient Greeks did believe in their gods. A historical incident concerning herms war ...

270 THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS HERMES TRISMEGISTUS Hermes came to be equated with the Egyptian god Thoth and thus began to ...

HERMES 271 uous exercise of the hunt. Instead she would only bathe her beautiful limbs in her fountain and often comb out her ha ...

272 THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS maphroditus, the descendant of Atlas, endured and denied the nymph the joys that she had hop ...

HERMES 273 As he walks along, Hermes makes the cattle walk backward. Thus the hoofprints of the cattle will seem to be going to ...

CHAPTER 13 DIONYSUS, PAN, ECHO, AND NARCISSUS THE BIRTH, CHILDHOOD, AND ORIGINS OF DIONYSUS The traditional account of the birth ...

DIONYSUS, PAN, ECHO, AND NARCISSUS 275 The Death ofSemele. By Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640); oil on panel, 1636, IOV2 X 157> ...

276 THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS The Indian Triumph of Dionysus. Roman marble sarcophagus, mid-second century A.D.; width (wi ...

DIONYSUS, PAN, ECHO, AND NARCISSUS 277 Medes, rich Arabia, and the entire coast of Asia Minor, where Hellenes and non- Hellenes ...

278 THE MYTHS OF CREATION: THE GODS Run, run, Bacchae, bringing the roaring god, Dionysus, son of a god, out of the Phrygian mou ...