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Venus [Aphrodite], in seeking for it, came to him who loved her, and so he, on attaining his desire, as a reward put the eagle in the sky [as the constellation Aquilla]."

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Ovid, Metamorphoses 2. That’s another high-profile addition to the already expansive list of things of which he is the patron. 8. 301 ff (trans. However, the absence of a rigid dominance structure among women made these relationships less visible compared to male ones. The right was the abode of Pandrosos, Aglauros on the left and Herse in between.
Aglauros first marked Mercurius' [Hermes'] approach and boldly asked the god his name and business.

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Into the room of Cecrops' child she [Invidia] went and did as she was bid. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Sons of Mercurius [Hermes] . His name constitutes the origin of the Pan flute, an instrument which he is pictured to have had with him almost constantly, and is a trademark of his presence.

Famous for his flirtations with all those who attended his sessions of debauchery, Pan is said to have had no particular preference when it came to the gender of his partners.

The series invites viewers to reflect on the complexities of human relationships and the fluidity of sexuality in one of history’s most influential civilizations. To Hermes she bore a son Autolykos.

KHTHONOPHYLE (Chthonophyle) A queen of Sikyonia (southern Greece) who bore Hermes a son named Polybos. To these three, Eiraphiotes [Dionysos], entrusted the dignity of the staff of the heavenly herald, their father the source of wisdom."

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HERMES LOVES : CARMENTIS

LOCALE : Arkadia (Southern Greece)

Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 277 (trans.

[see Family]

LIBYE (Libya) A princess of Libya (in North Africa) or Nauplia in Argolis (southern Greece) who bore Hermes a son named Libys.  [see Family]

PENELOPE A queen of Ithaka (west-central Greece) and wife of Odysseus. [N.B. . . Tanagra [eponym of the Boiotian town], was seized by Hermes."

Corinna, Fragment 666 :
"For your [Tanagra's] sake Hermes boxed against Ares."

For MORE information on this nymph see TANAGRA

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HERMES LOVES : APEMOSYNE

LOCALE : Rhodes (Greek Aegean)

Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.

there where his sacred place is as god of Kyllene. [see Family]

KLYTIE (Clytie) A woman or nymph of Elis (southern Greece) who was the mother of Myrtilos by Hermes. Phoebus [Apollon], as it chanced, and the son of Maia [Hermes], on their way back, the one from Delphi, the other from Cyllene's crest, both saw her, both alike caught love's hot fire.
Apollo delayed till night his hopes of love; Mercurius [Hermes] would not wait and with his wand that soothes to slumber touched her on the lips; touch-tranced she lay and suffered his assault.

. While less regulated by society, sapphic relationships appear to have existed and were lived with a certain degree of freedom, though occasionally stigmatized by moralists.

Overall, Ancient Rome had a highly pragmatic and less rigidly categorized view of sexuality compared to later eras.