The great Greek messenger god (known to the Romans as
Mercury), Hermes served as the guide to the Underworld, best remembered for his cunning
and winged sandals.
One story relates his killing of Argus
Panoptes, a 100-eyed giant. Argus' responsibility was to watch over the nymph Io, a
subject of Queen Hera. Hermes cast a spell over the giant which put him to sleep and
closed all of his eyes. Once done, Hermes killed the giant and then put his eyes into
the tail of a peacock.
No comments:
Post a Comment