Lecture 15

Question 1

Caduceus

Answer 1

Herald’s wand carried by Hermes, entwined with 2 snakes

Question 2

Cyllenian

Answer 2

Epithet given to Hermes due to his birth on Mt Cyllene

Question 3

Hermes Trismegistus

Answer 3

Epithet given to Hermes meaning ‘thrice great’

Question 4

Herma

Answer 4

Greek word for ‘stone heap’, originally trail markers, sometimes have heads or penises, associated with Hermes

Question 5

Hermaphroditus

Answer 5

Child of Aphrodite and Hermes, pursued by Salmacis, fused together with Salmacis

Question 6

Maia

Answer 6

Daughter of Atlas and Pleione, one of the Pleiades and mother of Hermes by Zeus

Question 7

Mount Cyllene

Answer 7

Mountain on which Hermes was born

Question 8

Naiad

Answer 8

Water-nymph

Question 9

Petasus

Answer 9

Travellers hat worn by Hermes

Question 10

Talaria

Answer 10

Sandals worn by Hermes

Question 11

Psychopompos

Answer 11

Epithet given to Hermes for his role in guiding souls to the underworld

Question 12

Psychostasia

Answer 12

The weighing of souls

Question 13

Salmacis

Answer 13

A naiad who fell in love with Hermaphroditus