CAPENDIAN, SHECHINAH A.

BSED-CS 2C

10 FACTS ABOUT HERMES

TRIVIA
ABOUT
HERMES: #1 He was the son of Zeus (the king of the gods) and Maia (a nymph), who gave birth to him in a
cave on Mount Cyllene (also known as Mount Kyllini) in Arcadia and then fell asleep exhausted. He
was also called Atlantiades due to his mother who was one of the seven daughters of Atlas, a leader
of the Titans.

#2 In Greek mythology, he is said to appear more frequently than any other gods. He was the
messenger of the gods, the god of merchants, eloquence, travelers, commerce, and public Speakers.
Hermes (called Mercury
in Roman mythology)
was considered the In addition, he was good-humored, cheerful, and cunning. In Roman mythology, he was called
messenger of the Mercury, and is linked with the Egyptian god of wisdom, Thoth or Tahuti.
Olympic gods. According
to legend, he was the son #3 He was believed to be a “trickster” because of his clever and cunning personality. In an effort to
of Zeus, king of Mount
offer protection to humanity, he tricked many gods and goddesses for his own personal amusement
Olympus, and Maia, a
nymph. As time went on, and fun.
he was also associated
with luck, shepherds, #4 He is usually depicted as a beardless, athletic, young god who has a winged hat, winged boots
athletes, thieves, and and carries a magic wand (or a herald’s staff). He is sometimes portrayed as a bearded man with a
merchants.
golden helmet.

Often depicted as swift

and youthful, Hermes #5 He is faster than any other Greek god and a good talker, hence, whenever the gods wanted to
was believed to be send messages to humans, they gave the job to him.
responsible for guiding
departed souls to the #6 In Zeus’ opinion, the best thing about him was his capacity to keep a secret.
underworld. The name
'Hermes' literally means
'boundary marker.' In #7 He was known as a poetry patron and the god of all the gymnastic games. Furthermore, because
fact, in ancient Athens, of his amazing diplomatic traits, he was acknowledged as the patron of rhetoric and languages.
many boundary markers
(usually just stone piles)
were decorated by a bust #8 Moreover, he is deemed with inventing sacrifice and divine worship. Additionally, he is said to have
of Hermes. invented the lyre from a turtle shell on the first day he was born. He also invented the alphabet and
it is said that liars and thieves usually prayed to him, to receive his sympathy.

#9 He had slain Argus Panoptes – the 100-eyed giant who watched over the nymph Io (one of the
mortal lovers of Zeus), who had been turned into a cow by Zeus to hide her from Hera, the jealous
wife of Zeus.

#10 As a newborn, he was remarkably precocious. For example, his first” crime” was to steal cattle
belonging to the god Apollo (the son of Leto and Zeus). To avoid from being exposed by tracks, he
put boots on the cattle`s feet and led them to Pylos. He also sacrificed some of the stolen goods to
many different goddesses.
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Lay – medieval narrative poem, written in couplets, for singing by a minstrel.

Leo Tokstoy – an author of a literary piece entitled Anna Karening.

Legend – Is a narrative of human actions that perceived both by teller and listener to take places within human history.

Linguistic – is the scientific study of human language

Limerick – is a five line poem with strict rhyme scheme.

Lingo – is language or vocabulary that is specific to a certain subject

Literary Device – technique used to help author achieve his or her purpose.

Litotes – is an understatement in which positive statement expressed by negative its opposite.

Low Comedy – comedy that relies on slapstick and horseplay

Lyric poetry – presents the deep feelings and emotions of the poet as opposed to poetry that tells a story or presents a witty
observation

M
Malapropism – are incorrected words used in place of correct words these can be unintentional or intentional but, both cases
have a comedic effect

Maxim- is a brief statement that contains a little piece of wisdom.

Metanioa- its when writer or speaker deliberately goes back and modifies statement

Methapor – common figure of speech that makes comparison

Motif – symbolic image or idea that appears in a story.

Memoir – is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography

Monodrama – is a theatrical or operatic piece played by a single actor or singer, usually portraying one character.

Monody – to refer to a poem in which one person laments another death.

Monologue – is when character may be speaking his or her thoughts aloud, directly addressing another character.

Monostich – is a poem which consists of a single line.

N
Narrative – a narrative is type of story.

Narrator – one who tells a story.

Nemesis – is an enemy, often a villain

Neologism – new word or phrase that is not used regularly by most speakers and writers.

Nine worthies – mythological, legendary, biblical or historical personages alluded to in literature because of their heroic qualities.

Noble Savage – writers have often depicted aboriginal people as noble.

Non-fiction - is a broad genre of writing that encompasses all books that aren't rooted in a fictional narrative

Novels- are books which have one long story written in them

Novella- short prose tale that often has satire and a moral

Novellete- prose work shorter than a novel but longer than a short story.