The homeric hymn to hermes7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() Running, arrived at the shadowy mountains of Pieria, The Sun was going down beneath the earth towards the ocean ![]() The crime scene is set in the evening when all is shadowy, silent and peaceful, a perfect timing for stealthy deeds. In this Hymn, on the day his was born, Hermes spontaneously invents the lyre which later becomes the icon of his elder brother Apollo and goes on to steal Apollo’s cattle in the evening simply because he desires flesh ( Hymn 20, 69). ![]() The Homeric Hymn to Hermes has been considered one of the important texts to understand the divine nature of Hermes and his relationship with other gods because it recounts the deeds of infant Hermes who is only one day old. ![]()
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