hermes and persephone

Later on she spoke too haughtily against Diana [Artemis] in the hunt, and so was slain by her arrows. with them the Seilenoi and the sharp-eyed Argeiphontes [Hermes] mate in the depths of pleasant caves. The happiness of lucky Herse smouldered in her heart like green thorns on a fire that never flame nor give good heat but wanly burn away. Fate of Atlantis DLC / Fields of Elysium. He was also the herald of spring as the god of animal husbandry and fertility. By Apollo she bore Philammon, and by Mercurius [Hermes], Autolycus. Hermes has been a feature of Persephone's life for her entire life. To her for sure! Is glory not a curse as well? Because that's what the gods do. Only, if you'll be so good, stand by your sister and consent to be aunt to my child. : She's wanting to correct the wrongs and see their passage. AMPHION A king of Thebes in Boiotia (southern Greece) who, according to some, was loved by Hermes. . But before she left the underworld, Hades gave Persephone some … "The next battalion [of Akhilleus' Myrmidones] was led by warlike Eudoros, a maiden's child, born to one lovely in the dance, Polymele, daughter of Phylas; whom strong Hermes Argeiphontes loved, when he watched her with his eyes among the girls dancing in the choir for clamorous Artemis of the golden distaff. . "Sons of Mercurius [Hermes] . . Presently gracious (akaketa) Hermes went up with her into her chamber and lay secretly with her, and she bore him a son, the shining Eudoros, a surpassing runner and a quick man in battle. Persephone is exasperated, yelling through the door that Thanatos has wings and therefor has no need for the train. I think that these instances of moral ambiguity are extremely intentional and well crafted. . As they returned the winged god saw them there and turned aside and circled overhead, like a swift kite that sees a sacrifice and, while the priests press round the victim, waits circling afraid, yet dares not go too far, and hovers round on hungry wings; so Cyllenius [Hermes] above the citadel of Actea wheeled his sweeping course in circle after circle through the air. On the girl's breast she laid her withering hand and filled her heart with thorny briars and breathing a baleful blight deep down into her bones and spread a stream of poison, black as pitch, inside her lungs. KARMENTIS (Carmentis) An Arkadian (southern Greece) Naiad-nymph loved by Hermes. I agree, I like complicated characters. Persephone gets angry with Hermes and Hekate. The beauty of Persephone would soon attract many of the male members of the Greek pantheon, and it was said that Olympian gods, including Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus and Hermes, all made advances towards the daughter of Zeus. . 16 (trans. Persephone didn't and those around her took advantage of that. Because Hermes is trying to hide his feelings for Persephone. Demeter rejected all her gifts and hid her daughter away from the company of the gods. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Homeric Hymn 19 to Pan (trans. 39 (trans. What profit was it to have pleased two gods, produced two boys, to have a valiant father, a shining grandfather? 552 ff (trans. Hades can, perhaps, attempt to balance the account in the underworld if the people who died, died unjustly, but he cannot send them back. Pan, son of Mercurius [Hermes] and Penelope. Campbell, Vol. Hades chuckled to himself at his sister's response. What make Persephone (and Hades) different from the other gods is that they feel remorse when they make mistakes. Brimo and Daeira were possibly titles of the goddess Hekate who as a Goddess of the Underworld and of the Eleusinian Mysteries was closely associated with Hermes Guide of the Dead. : Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 224 (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 200 (trans. the hawk was a bird sacred to both Apollon and Hermes. . "Brimo, who as legend tells, by the waters of Boebeis laid her virgin body at Mercurius' [Hermes'] side. Because Persephone had only eaten six of the seeds, she was compelled to spend half of every year in the Underworld with Hades. Then that tongue was dumb, speech failed the words she tried to say: her blood and life ebbed away. But when the nurse saw his uncouth face and full beard, she was afraid and sprang up and fled and left the child. ", For MORE information on this goddess see DAEIRA and HEKATE, Nonnus, Dionysiaca 8. "Youths who were most handsome . Demeter's money is probably just a 'fig leaf' to cover Hermes' feelings for Persephone, and Demeter maybe even knows it. . KROKOS (Crocus) An Arkadian youth (southern Greece) who was loved by Hermes. LOCALE : Mt Olympos (Home of the Gods) Nonnus, Dionysiaca 5. There are no "passes" to be given out because in the context of this story, none of these characters are real and the act of wrath (as far as I'm aware) was completely made up for the sake of the story. In this guise, she is considered the queen of the Underworld and a protector of the souls of the dead. "The horned Satyroi were commanded [when Rheia summoned divinities to join Dionysos in his war against the Indians] by these leaders [various Satyroi sons of the Seilenoi are named] . Together, the stories of Zeus and Persephone give historians clues as to how Greek mythology and religion developed from their Bronze Age origins. She bore him a son named Hermaphroditos. It made her hard to relate to, but now she has more dynamic and layers to her character. [see Family]. Animal manure was also used to fertilize the fields, so the pairing of the goddess of grain-seed and the god of herds was a natural one. I definitely wasn't clear on my critique on Hermes, I agree that he's mad that he's angry about his bribe being discovered, it's confusing to me since he seems more bad than good (which isn't particularly good for an attempt at moral ambiguity if the character is more good or more bad) and frustrating seeing the comments on WEBTOON completely misinterpret the writer's attempts and seem to think Hermes is the "can't do anything wrong" good guy when its made pretty clear that Hermes got himself in this mess (accepting bribe). Persephone's actions are attempts at redemption, which can redeem her character, but never fully redeems her act of wrath. Hades couldn't afford to lose the energy that it would cost him to spew more anger at Death, so he merely sighed and turned away. If Demeter and Hermès covered it up, the bodies were probably not given proper funeral rites and money not put in the mouths. His mother is also named as Theoboule. When her brother discovered she was pregnant with child he kicked her to death. Persephone does. ‘Enough,’ said she, ‘I'll never move till you are forced away!’ ‘A bargain!’ cried the god and with his wand, his magic wand, opened the door. God politics. Press J to jump to the feed. It chanced that day was Pallas' festival [the Panathenaia] and virgins carried, in the accustomed way, in baskets, flower-crowned, upon their heads the sacred vessels to her hilltop shrine. NYMPHE (UNNAMED) A nymph of Sicily (southern Italy) who bore Hermes a son named Daphnis. But that morning, Persephone was so hungry, she took the pomegranate and ate six of its seeds. : Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 271 (trans. Although I don’t doubt that Hermès considers Persephone a friend I don’t think we should be saying that he’s protecting her, or that he has her back in this as if his intentions come from caring about her - his actions have continued to show us that Hermès puts himself first. 14 (trans. to C1st A.D.) : Then luck-bringing Hermes received him and took him in his arms: very glad in his heart was the god. "Modern retelling" does not equal "More human like than god like". Meanwhile, at Mount Olympus, Demeter gone ballistic upon Hermes' silly deal. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th to 4th B.C.) Except.... Persephone has lived too long among nymphs and mortals. Regardless, what she did was wrong, we also NEED TO REMEMBER THAT THESE CHARACTERS ARE GODS AND THEIR ACTIONS DON'T EQUATE TO HUMAN ACTIONS. The extant character flaw in Persephone is that she is trying to create a loop-hole where none exists, and has not yet had the moral courage to directly face her actions. there where his sacred place is as god of Kyllene. Nonetheless, Persephone is objectively (in LO) totally hot, and Hermes feels like he has a child he has known and has protective feelings … According to some Orphic cults Persephone and Zeus had a much different relationship. I have to say we really need to drop this obsession with wanting people or characters to be morally perfect. In the concept album Persephone is played by Ani DiFranco. entered the delicate bed of Peitho who brings marriage to pass. Persephone, also known as Kore, was the daughter of the Olympian goddess Demeter, and she was thus associated with vegetation and grain. "Panes, the sons of Hermes, who divided his love between two Nymphai; for one he visited the bed of Sose; for one he visited the bed of Sose, the highland prophetess, and begat a son inspired with the divine voice of prophecy, [the Pan] Agreus, well versed in the beast-slaying sport of the hunt. ", For MORE information on these nymphs see PENELOPEIA and SOSE, LOCALE : Argolis (Southern Greece) AND Boiotia (Central Greece), Corinna, Fragment 654 (trans. 562 ff (trans. Pandrosos and Herse . 5 (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : Corinna, Fragment 654 (trans. Right after … Yes, when he saw her on the pyre, four times an impulse came to rush into the flames; four times forced back, he fled away in frenzy; like an ox, its bowed neck stung by hornets, so he charged where no way was. 105 ff (trans. Mortals were dying in droves, and the only thing that would stop her was Persephone’s return. She was also the wife of Hades, the god of the Underworld, and brother of Zeus and Poseidon. [see Family], ERYTHEIA A Princess of Iberia (southern Spain) who bore Hermes a son Norax. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : However, I disagree with you that Hermès is mad at Thanatos, Minthe, and Thetis because “because they illegally found out dirt on his friend.”. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th to 4th B.C.) True that rose had indeed been left for Persephone by Hermes; but it had not been gifted by him. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : This was a trick, as according to the laws of the Underworld, if one ate any food from the Underworld, one would not be allowed to leave. She may be the same as Brimo mentioned above, in which case her name is probably a title for Hekate or Persephone. That said, Persephone knows (clearly) what she did was wrong. persephone does deserve punishment as well, her self judgement, I'm sure, is torture enough but at least going to the mortal realm and righting her wrongs would be a great start. 10 (trans. She bore him a son Euandros, with whom she emmigrated to Latium (in Italia). : Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Ovid, Metamorphoses 4. During harvesting season, the year before moving to Olympus, three very different gods arrive in Persephone's village. Demeter has already cast a famine on all the humans in her grief. "For your [Tanagra's] sake Hermes boxed against Ares. Hermes To the Rescue The god Hermes descended to the underworld, where he found a disconsolate Persephone sitting on a couch with Hades. Zeus burns all of Demeter's crops (likely creating a famine) and Aphrodite could not be more callous about Eros' act of wrath. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : He's kind of like an older brother who suddenly realizes the his kid sister's friend grew up to be hot, except even weirder. SOSE An nymph of Arkadia (in southern Greece) and Prophetess of the god Hermes. : Nonnus, Dionysiaca 14. Obviously she reacted to her friends dying differently due to her godly circumstances, but her emotions are human. 38. Hear the wind in the trees? Especially when put in moral dilemnas. She was the daughter of Doros, himself sprung from Zeus and a root of the race of Hellen, and Doros was ancestor whence came the Akhaian blood of the Dorian tribe. to C1st A.D.) : Homer, Iliad 16. Fairbanks) (Greek rhetorician C3rd A.D.) . "Kekrops married Agraulos, daughter of Aktaios, and had a son Erysikhthon . 301 ff (trans. In the end she sat herself outside her sister's door to bar Cyllenius' [Hermes'] access. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : She recalled it was Aglauros whose profaning hand laid bare that secret when the oath she swore was broken [for she looked into the box containing the baby Erikthonios that Athena had left in the three sister's care but forbidden them to open] and she [Aglauros] saw the infant boy [Erikhthonios], great Lemnicola's [Hephaistos'] child, the babe no mother bore; and now she would find favour with the god and with her sister too, and grow so rich with all that gold her greed had planned to gain. 67 ff (trans. The goddess, fierce in fury, cried ‘You'll like my actions better!’ and she bent her bow and shot her arrow, and the shaft transfixed that tongue that well deserved it [for her sacrilege]. But she found, as she tried to rise, a numbing weight stiffened her muscles; as she strained to stand upright, her knees were stuck; an icy chill seeped through her limbs, the blood paled in her veins. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : I've always thought that Hermes low-key has a crush on Persephone, but feels awkward about it because he has literally known her since infancy. KHTHONOPHYLE (Chthonophyle) A queen of Sikyonia (southern Greece) who bore Hermes a son named Polybos. I loved what the author did to Persephone’s character. Actors [edit | edit source] In the Vermont/Massachusetts tour Persephone is played by Miriam Bernando. It really is! Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. Romance. i want demeter to receive some kind of punishment not for what kore did but for locking kore in the greenhouse and giving her this trauma she has to live with. Persephone's only romantic relationship has been with her husband, Hades. . Tritonia [Athena] filled with loathing, forced a few curt words : ‘Inject your pestilence in one of Cecrops' daughters; that I need; Aglauros is the one.’ . Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Herodotus, Histories 2. Rackham) (Roman rhetorician C1st B.C.) Hermes behaviors are consistent with what you see with someone stuck in the 'friend-zone' but might want a more romantic relationship, but is either ashamed or afraid to make a move out of the friend-zone. ", Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 201 : 14 (trans. His punishment was to have his liver pecked out by a bird every day. PERSEPHONE The gods Hermes, Ares, Apollon and Hephaistos all wooed Persephone before her marriage to Haides. Then bam, raw emotion with no one to help rain her in. Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. "[Daidalion son of Hesperos, god of the evening-star,] had a daughter, Chione, a girl most blessed with beauty's dower, her fourteen years ready for marriage, and her hand was sought by countless suitors. . I get where you're coming from, here's my issue though: this is a modern retelling of the old Greek Myths, and that of Persephone and Hades. Goold) (Roman elegy C1st B.C.) "Autolykos, who lived on Mount Parnassos, and was said to be a son of Hermes, although his real father [the man who raised him] was Daidalion. I like morally grey characters, some protagonists like Johnny Joestar are my absolute favorites, I'm mainly criticizing the delivery of this moral ambiguity and lowkey the audience I mainly see defending Persephone like she is supposed to be the goody two-shoe character. Such thoughts were agony: Aglauros pined in private grief, distraught all night, all day, in utter misery, wasting away in slow decline, like ice marred by a fitful sun. The Greek letters Mercurius [Hermes] is said to have brought to Egypt, and from Egypt Cadmus took them to Greece. They have a brief history together, as he would always deliver messages to her and for her, and they would spend time together. IPHTHIME A princess of Doros in Thessalia (northern Greece) who was loved by Hermes and bore him three Satyroi - named Pherespondos, Lykos and Pronomos. 67 ff (trans. The other was [the Pan] Nomios, whom the pasturing sheep loved well, one practised in the shepherd's pipe, for whom Hermes sought the bed of Penelopeia the country Nymphe. ", Cicero, De Natura Deorum 3. I'll not invent a reason. . Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th to 4th B.C.) She looked at him with those hard eyes that spied not long ago fair-haired Minerva's [Athena's] mystery, and asked a golden fortune for her services, and pending payment forced him from the house. Although her motivations are noble, and we can fully understand why she does what she does, her machinations are just as much an attempt to carve out an exception for herself as the machinations of other gods. 1 (trans. The house possessed in a secluded wing three chambers, richly inlaid with ivory and tortoiseshell. This page outlines the lovers of the god in myth. Persephone appears in the Iliad simply as queen of the underworld and wife of Hades.The myth of her abduction was first narrated by Hesiod. I kinda get what the writer was trying to go with but I feel like the backstory came at an awkward time in the story, we knew something was up with her in the beginning, but if the entire situation was revealed when the Snarkychat ppl found the dirt on her, the element of surprise would be completely removed, resulting in the readers knowing the surface level of what happened, but leaving too much out which makes her look morally ambiguous if not wrong. . . Persephone is especially noteworthy, because she is the only god to show remorse about mistakes regarding mortals, although Hades clearly takes his responsibilities towards mortals very seriously, too. . Then abruptly, Hermes, the messenger of the Gods, appeared before her. ], Herodotus, Histories 2. ABSOLUTELY YOU CAN. Through the whole series we just see her as a perfect little angel who is naive from her upbringing. 7 (trans. ", For MORE information on this goddess see PERSEPHONE, Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite 256 ff (trans. We see the wild side of spring that eschews containment and embraces freedom. She should be punished accordingly, sure, but not by Zeus. . 220 ff (trans. ]", Homer, Iliad 16. For Hermes developed a passion for Apemosyne; proving unable to catch her as she ran from him (she was swifter of foot than Hermes! Hermès knew what he was doing. [see Family]. i agree with your points here however hades did say in the past 'humans are a dime a dozen' (granted he is around dead people all day so maybe he doesnt treasure human life as much as we do, as humans). Hera set her own house on fire to send a message to Zeus. 6. Demeter is an incredibly loving mother but is sometimes too much. . HERMES LOVES : PERSEPHONE. Whilst he is gone, Persephone remembers Hades' words before she left him and eats a pomegranate seed, seeing no change, she eats three more of the pomegranate's seeds. I feel like Persephone is a unique situation in storytelling, we don’t know enough about her backstory to fully support or condemn her, the objective fact is that she killed many people in an AoW (btw did the humans know what they were doing, I don’t recall it being mentioned). Persephone Offerings “Persephone is the goddess queen of the underworld, wife of the god Hades, and the goddess of spring growth along with her mother, Demeter.” Large Altars: Pomegranates; Pomegranate juice or wine; Honey or honey infused wine; Honey made from flowers; Spring water; Floral tea; Flower or herb infused water; Breads, grains, cakes, sweets, etc. [see Family]. : APTALE A woman who was the mother of Eurestos by Hermes. The reference in which Perseus is described as a lover of Hermes is not currently quoted here. Zeus, it is said, permitted Hades, who was in love with the beautiful Persephone, to abduct her as her mother Demeter was not likely to allow her daughter to go down to Hades. Hermes was almost assuredly the person who delivered Hades' baby shower gift to Demeter, for example. 440–430 BC The consort of Hades was Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter. : "My own opinion is that Hermes gave Amphion these gifts, both the [magical] lyre and the headband, because he was overcome by love for him. Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. 10 (trans. The myth is similar to that of Apollon and Hyakinthos. . So fleeing from us all, with death-bent speed he gained Parnassus' crest. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Nonnus, Dionysiaca 14. Aglauros first marked Mercurius' [Hermes'] approach and boldly asked the god his name and business. Everything Persephone does to try to make things better does not change the original wrongness of the deed. Rackham) (Roman rhetorician C1st B.C.) We never see Artemis or Apollo (shocker) show remorse for their undescribed killings. Not every lawful good character is a selfless paladin. A complete bibliography of the translations quoted on this page. Acording to some, she was the mother by Hermes of the god Pan--others say a nymph of the same name bore the god. Her act of wrath was more along the lines of involuntary manslaughter induced by immortal rage. PERSEPHONE HERMES The earth, and everything in it, is alive! They're mortals, who cares right? Swerving, he left the sky and flew to earth, and there took in disguise--such trust in his good looks! People with feelings and the ability to die. Why do you think she asked Hades to bring some mortals back to life? Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) : "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. In real greek mythology, humans have had a lot worse happen to them for a lot less than picking roses. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. it is not demeter's fault because of what happened (obviously persephone is responsible for her wrath and controlling it) but it is her fault for keeping parts of persephone's identity secret. ", Corinna, Fragment 666 : That said, Persephone knows (clearly) what she did was wrong. RHENE A nymph of the island of Samothrake (Greek Aegean) who bore a son Saon to Hermes. 105 ff (trans. . APHRODITE The goddess of love was seduced by Hermes with the help of Zeus and a stolen sandal. To Phoebus there was born (for she had twins) Philammon, famed alike for song and lyre. "The hero Eleusis, after whom the city is named, some assert to be a son of Hermes and of Daeira, daughter of Okeanos. She may have killed a village but I interpreted her trying to pay for people's rides at the Styx as her expressing her guilt and remorse for what she's done. Greek Lyric IV) (C5th B.C.) For the MYTH of Hermes and Perseus see Hermes Favour: Perseus. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) : Night strewed the sky with stars; Phoebus [Apollon] took the guise of an old woman and obtained his joys--forestalled. "Caducifer [Hermes] rose soaring on his wings, and in his flight looked down upon the land [of Attika] that Minerva [Athene] loves and the Munychian fields and the Lyceum's cultivated groves. ", Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 200 (trans. ", LOCALE : Mt Parnassos, Phokis (Central Greece), Pausanias, Description of Greece 4. . Der Mythos von Hades und Persephone stammt noch aus der Zeit der neolithischen Revolution in Griechenland. POLYMELE A lady of Phthiotis (northern Greece) who bore Hermes a son, Eudoros. ", For MORE information on this goddess see PEITHO, Nonnus, Dionysiaca 5. ", Nonnus, Dionysiaca 14. and three daughters, Agraulos, Herse, and Pandrosos . Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) 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