Ἑρμείας

Hermeias

Translated by David Whitehead23 Dec 2007Vetting: high4 revisions

1 note · 5 words

The god¹ of the Hellenes.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἑρμείας· ὁ θεὸς τῶν Ἑλλήνων.

Betacode

*(ermei/as: o( qeo\s tw=n *(ellh/nwn.

Notes (1)

a.k.a. Hermes (epsilon 3037), but this is the common form in Homer and elsewhere.
1Likewise, according to Adler in the Ambrosian Lexicon. ↩

Linked from1 entry

ε3442Εὐερμίαgood fortune, a stroke of luck from Hermes[Meaning] lucky finding, success. Like dusermi/a, [meaning] failure. Hence they used to call chance discoveries "Hermes shared by all." Aelian [writes]: "Mithridates described the departure of Lucullus as a stroke of…

Neighbouring entries

ε3032ἙρμαῖόνHermes-gift, godsend ε3033Ἑρμαῖοςherm ε3034ἙρμείαςHermeias ε3035ἙρμείαςHermeias, Hermias ε3036ἙρμείαςHermeias

Revision history4 revisions · last 12 Feb 2016

12 Feb 2016Revised — David Whitehead
28 Oct 2012Revised — David Whitehead
24 Dec 2007augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
23 Dec 2007added cross-reference and keyword, set status — Catharine Roth
23 Dec 2007Translated — David Whitehead