", Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca E7. Proud of her beauty, Aphrodite took offense when a queen of Cyprus bragged that her daughter was more lovely. The dual roles Hermes played in Greek mythology both linked him to the lawful, stern ruled of Mount Olympus. A randy bachelor, he seduced Phthia, Thalia, Coronis, Aria, Cyrene, and the nymph Dryope, having children by each. Often she was depicted as a voluptuous nude of striking beauty. The reason for the transformation varies, as in the case of Siproites (), a hunter from Crete, who was transformed to a woman by Artemis after having seen the goddess bathing/nude.. ", Homeric Hymn 19 to Pan (trans. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Hermes The wing-heeled messenger of the gods was said in multiple myths to have male lovers. Hermes was therefore more closely linked to his father than many of Zeuss other children were in their own legends. [see Family], LIBYE (Libya) A princess of Libya (in North Africa) or Nauplia in Argolis (southern Greece) who bore Hermes a son named Libys. Hermes thus left behind his propensity for telling lies and instead carried the words of his father across the world. To these three, Eiraphiotes [Dionysos], entrusted the dignity of the staff of the heavenly herald, their father the source of wisdom. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) But Poseidon flooded the country around Athens in retaliation. The myth is similar to that of Apollon and Hyakinthos. Godley) (Greek historian C5th B.C.) . As for Poseidon, who presides over the Sea, he is a temperamental attention seeker who not only stirs up the sea but also stirs up the ire of Athena. Later on she spoke too haughtily against Diana [Artemis] in the hunt, and so was slain by her arrows. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Ovid, Metamorphoses 11. "To Mercurius [Hermes], runs the tale, and Cythereia [Aphrodite] a boy was born whom in Mount Ida's caves the Naides nurtured; in his face he showed father and mother and took his name from both. When Apollo discovered his loss he went out searching in all directions for the stolen cattle. : He grew into a handsome youth, and Persephone took him for a lover. Poseidon, the sea god, fell in love with Amphitrite, a nereid (sea nymph). Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) BRIMO A goddess of the underworld (probably Hekate), whose virginity was lost to Hermes on the banks of the Thessalian Lake Boibeis. guide and leader of souls In books 5-8, Odysseus is helped by ______. Zeus had the sky, Poseidon had the sea, and Hades had the underworld. But the father Daedalion, because of his grief for his only daughter, was changed by Apollo into the bird daedalion, that is, the hawk. "All that dwelt in Olympos were bewitched by this one girl [Persephone], rivals in love for the marriageable maid, and offered their dowers for an unsmirched bridal. 16 (trans. 105 ff (trans. . Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.)