entity_sources: ENT_HERMES, SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY, direct attestation
Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_HERMES | SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY | direct attestation | Theogony 938-939: Hermes is born of Zeus and the nymph Maia (daughter of Atlas); Hesiod provides the genealogical placement as son of the youngest daughter of Atlas; the Homeric Hymn to Hermes (HH 4) gives the full birth and infant-trickster narrative; Hesiod establishes the lineage |