Ἕρμος

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Ἤθη πονηρὰ τὴν φύσιν διαστρέφει → Bonae indolis venena sunt mores mali → Verdorbne Sitten sind verderblich der Natur

Menander, Monostichoi, 203

French (Bailly abrégé)

ους (τό) :
Hermos, dème attique de la tribu Akamantide.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Ἕρμος: ἢ Ἕρμοι· «δῆμος Ἀττικῆς καὶ ποταμὸς» Ἡσύχ.

English (Autenrieth)

a river in Phrygia and Mysia, Il. 20.392.

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.