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Hermes (/ ˈ h ɜːr m iː z /; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald of the gods. He is also widely considered the protector of human heralds, travelers, thieves , [ 2 ] merchants , and orators .
Maia (/ ˈ m eɪ. ə, ˈ m aɪ. ə /; Ancient Greek: Μαῖα; also spelled Maie, Μαίη; Latin: Maia), [1] in ancient Greek religion and mythology, is one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes, one of the major Greek gods, by Zeus, the king of Olympus. [2]
In Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus (/ h ər ˌ m æ f r ə ˈ d aɪ t ə s / ⓘ; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος, romanized: Hermaphróditos, [hermapʰródi:tos]) was a child of Aphrodite and Hermes. According to Ovid, he was born a remarkably beautiful boy whom the naiad Salmacis attempted to rape and prayed to be united with forever.
The following is a family tree of gods, goddesses, and other divine and semi-divine figures from Ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion. Chaos The Void
Cephalus of Athens is the son of Hermes and Herse, who married Eos, and gave birth to Tithonus (not to be confused with Tithonus of Troy). [2] According to Marcellus of Side , as recorded in a Greek inscription, she was by Hermes the mother of Ceryx .
Eleusis was a son of Hermes and the Oceanid Daeira, or of Ogygus. [2] Panyassis wrote of him as father of Triptolemus , adding that " Demeter came to him"; [ 3 ] this version of the myth is found in the works of Hyginus and Servius .
In Greek mythology, Aethalides (/ ɪ ˈ θ æ l ɪ d iː z, iː ˈ θ æ l ɪ d iː z /; [1] Ancient Greek: Αἰθαλίδης) was one of the Argonauts together with his paternal step-brothers Erytus and Echion. [2] He was a son of Hermes and Eupolemeia, a daughter of King Myrmidon of Phthia. [3] [4] Aethalides was born near the streams of ...
Some sources say he was the son of the god Hermes and a native of Opus in Locris, [3] and according to other writers, he was the son of Thromius the Locrian. [4] Pindar makes Abderus a son of Poseidon and Thronia, [5] while Photius writes that he was brother of Patroclus, [6] and according to Hellanicus (who considers him the son of Hermes), he was Heracles' lover.