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  Hermes: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
Though temples to Hermes existed throughout Greece, Arcadia was a center of his cult.
Hermoea[?] were the festivals in his honor, also especially prevalent in Arcadia.
Hermes was a psychopomp, meaning he brought newly-dead souls to the underworld, Hades.
www.encyclopedian.com /tu/Turms.html   (1212 words)

  
 Hermes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From the subsequent association of these cairns — which were used in Athens to ward off evil and also as road and boundary markers all over Greece — Hermes acquired patronage over land travel.
Though temples to Hermes existed throughout Greece, a major center of his cult was at Pheneos in Arcadia, where festivals in his honor were called Hermoea.
As a crosser of boundaries, Hermes Psychopompos' ("conductor of the soul") was a psychopomp, meaning he brought newly-dead souls to the Underworld and Hades.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hermes   (2399 words)

  
 www.celtic.uklinux.net - home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He was worshiped throughout Greece especially in Arcadia.
Festivals in honor of Hermes were called Hermoea.
Being the herald (messenger of the gods), it was his duty to guide the souls of the dead down to the underworld, which is known as a psychopomp.
www.celtic.uklinux.net /wicca_gods.php?god=121   (87 words)

  
 Hermes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Hermes is the herald of the Olympians, the messenger of the gods, the god of athletics, and the guide of the dead.
He is worshipped throughout Greece, and there are many festivals called Hermoea that are held in his honor.
Hermes is usually depicted with a winged cap, winged sandals, and a caduceus.
www.promotega.org /vsu30034/hermes.htm   (226 words)

  
 WICCA AND WITCHCRAFT : Ides of May Spell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Maia, also spelled Maya, has lent her name in particular to this month.
Mercury’s festival is called a Mercuralia—or in Greek, a Hermoea.
Mercury, the god of travel, luck, skill, wealth, and magic, was worshiped in every culture by a different name.
www.greatestjournal.com /community/wicca/52095.html   (372 words)

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