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Οὐ γὰρ ἀργίας ὤνιονὑγίεια καὶ ἀπραξίας, ἅ γε δὴ μέγιστα κακῶν ταῖς νόσοις πρόσεστι, καὶ οὐδὲν διαφέρει τοῦ τὰ ὄμματα τῷ μὴ διαβλέπειν καὶ τὴν φωνὴν τῷ μὴ φθέγγεσθαι φυλάττοντος ὁ τὴν ὑγίειαν ἀχρηστίᾳ καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ σῴζειν οἰόμενος → For health is not to be purchased by idleness and inactivity, which are the greatest evils attendant on sickness, and the man who thinks to conserve his health by uselessness and ease does not differ from him who guards his eyes by not seeing, and his voice by not speaking

Plutarch, Advice about Keeping Well, section 24
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|gf=<b>Hermus</b>,¹⁴ ī, m. ([[Ἕρμος]]), l’[[Hermus]] [fleuve de Lydie, qui se jette dans le Pactole] : Virg. G. 2, 137.
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|wketx=In Greek mythology, [[Hermus]] or [[Hermos]] (Greek: [[Ἕρμος]]) is a name attributed to multiple characters:
 
* Hermus, god of the river Hermus (modern Gediz river) located in the Aegean region of Lydia (modern Turkey). Like most of the river-gods, he is the son of Oceanus and Tethys. He was the father of the Lydian nymphs.
* Hermus was one of the sons of Aegyptus, by the naiad Caliadne. He married (and was murdered by) Cleopatra, daughter of Danaus and the naiad Polyxo.
* Hermus was a nobleman of Athens and a companion of Theseus. When Theseus founded the city of Pythopolis, he left Hermus there. A place in Pythopolis called the House of Hermes was named after him, incorrectly changing the name to that of a god.
 
Hermus or Hermos (Ancient Greek: Ἕρμος) was a deme of ancient Attica. It lay on the sacred road to Eleusis, between the Cephissus and the Pythium, a temple of Apollo on Mount Poecilum, upon a rivulet of the same name. Here was the splendid monument of Pythonice, the wife of Harpalus. The site of Hermus is tentatively identified with Chaidari.
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Latest revision as of 12:43, 24 October 2022

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

(River) Ἕρμος, ὁ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Hermus: i, m., = Ἕρμος,
I an auriferous river in Æolis, now Sarabat, Mel. 1, 17, 3; Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 119; Verg. G. 2, 137; id. A. 7, 721.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Hermus,¹⁴ ī, m. (Ἕρμος), l’Hermus [fleuve de Lydie, qui se jette dans le Pactole] : Virg. G. 2, 137.

Latin > German (Georges)

Hermus, ī, m. (Ἕρμος), der Hauptfluß Lydiens, der Goldkörner mit sich führte, j. Sarabad od. Kodos, Ghiediz Chai, Verg. georg. 2, 137. Mela 1, 17, 3 (1. § 89).

Wikipedia EN

In Greek mythology, Hermus or Hermos (Greek: Ἕρμος) is a name attributed to multiple characters:

  • Hermus, god of the river Hermus (modern Gediz river) located in the Aegean region of Lydia (modern Turkey). Like most of the river-gods, he is the son of Oceanus and Tethys. He was the father of the Lydian nymphs.
  • Hermus was one of the sons of Aegyptus, by the naiad Caliadne. He married (and was murdered by) Cleopatra, daughter of Danaus and the naiad Polyxo.
  • Hermus was a nobleman of Athens and a companion of Theseus. When Theseus founded the city of Pythopolis, he left Hermus there. A place in Pythopolis called the House of Hermes was named after him, incorrectly changing the name to that of a god.

Hermus or Hermos (Ancient Greek: Ἕρμος) was a deme of ancient Attica. It lay on the sacred road to Eleusis, between the Cephissus and the Pythium, a temple of Apollo on Mount Poecilum, upon a rivulet of the same name. Here was the splendid monument of Pythonice, the wife of Harpalus. The site of Hermus is tentatively identified with Chaidari.