fortheythoughthimthesonofheaven—nurturedkings。Theysoughttobindhimwithrudebonds,butthebondswouldnotholdhim,andthewithesfellfarawayfromhishandsandfeet:andhesatwithasmileinhisdarkeyes。Thenthehelmsmanunderstoodallandcriedoutatoncetohisfellowsandsaid:
（ll。17—24）`Madmen！Whatgodisthiswhomyouhavetakenandbind,strongthatheis？Noteventhewell—builtshipcancarryhim。SurelythisiseitherZeusorApollowhohasthesilverbow,orPoseidon,forhelooksnotlikemortalmenbutlikethegodswhodwellonOlympus。Come,then,letussethimfreeuponthedarkshoreatonce:donotlayhandsonhim,lesthegrowangryandstirupdangerouswindsandheavysqualls。\'
（ll。25—31）Sosaidhe:butthemasterchidhimwithtauntingwords:`Madman,markthewindandhelphoistsailontheship:
catchallthesheets。Asforthisfellowwemenwillseetohim:
IreckonheisboundforEgyptorforCyprusortotheHyperboreansorfurtherstill。Butintheendhewillspeakoutandtellushisfriendsandallhiswealthandhisbrothers,nowthatprovidencehasthrownhiminourway。\'
（ll。32—54）Whenhehadsaidthis,hehadmastandsailhoistedontheship,andthewindfilledthesailandthecrewhauledtautthesheetsoneitherside。Butsoonstrangethingswereseenamongthem。Firstofallsweet,fragrantwineranstreamingthroughoutalltheblackshipandaheavenlysmellarose,sothatalltheseamenwereseizedwithamazementwhentheysawit。Andallatonceavinespreadoutbothwaysalongthetopofthesailwithmanyclustershangingdownfromit,andadarkivy—planttwinedaboutthemast,blossomingwithflowers,andwithrichberriesgrowingonit;andallthethole—pinswerecoveredwithgarlands。Whenthepiratessawallthis,thenatlasttheybadethehelmsmantoputtheshiptoland。Butthegodchangedintoadreadfullionthereontheship,inthebows,androaredloudly:
amidshipsalsoheshowedhiswondersandcreatedashaggybearwhichstoodupravening,whileontheforepeakwasthelionglaringfiercelywithscowlingbrows。Andsothesailorsfledintothesternandcrowdedbemusedabouttheright—mindedhelmsman,untilsuddenlythelionspranguponthemasterandseizedhim;andwhenthesailorssawittheyleaptoutoverboardoneandallintothebrightsea,escapingfromamiserablefate,andwerechangedintodolphins。ButonthehelmsmanDionysushadmercyandheldhimbackandmadehimaltogetherhappy,sayingtohim:
（ll。55—57）`Takecourage,good……;youhavefoundfavourwithmyheart。Iamloud—cryingDionysuswhomCadmus\'daughterSemelebareofunionwithZeus。\'
（ll。58—59）Hail,childoffair—facedSemele！Hewhoforgetsyoucaninnowiseordersweetsong。
VIII。TOARES（17lines）
（ll。1—17）Ares,exceedinginstrength,chariot—rider,golden—
helmed,doughtyinheart,shield—bearer,Saviourofcities,harnessedinbronze,strongofarm,unwearying,mightywiththespear,OdefenceofOlympus,fatherofwarlikeVictory,allyofThemis,sterngovernoroftherebellious,leaderofrighteousmen,sceptredKingofmanliness,whowhirlyourfierysphereamongtheplanetsintheirsevenfoldcoursesthroughtheaetherwhereinyourblazingsteedseverbearyouabovethethirdfirmamentofheaven;hearme,helperofmen,giverofdauntlessyouth！Sheddownakindlyrayfromaboveuponmylife,andstrengthofwar,thatImaybeabletodriveawaybittercowardicefrommyheadandcrushdownthedeceitfulimpulsesofmysoul。Restrainalsothekeenfuryofmyheartwhichprovokesmetotreadthewaysofblood—curdlingstrife。Rather,Oblessedone,giveyoumeboldnesstoabidewithintheharmlesslawsofpeace,avoidingstrifeandhatredandtheviolentfiendsofdeath。
IX。TOARTEMIS（9lines）
（ll。1—6）Muse,singofArtemis,sisteroftheFar—shooter,thevirginwhodelightsinarrows,whowasfosteredwithApollo。ShewatersherhorsesfromMelesdeepinreeds,andswiftlydrivesherall—goldenchariotthroughSmyrnatovine—cladClaroswhereApollo,godofthesilverbow,sitswaitingforthefar—shootinggoddesswhodelightsinarrows。
（ll。7—9）Andsohailtoyou,Artemis,inmysongandtoallgoddessesaswell。OfyoufirstIsingandwithyouIbegin;nowthatIhavebegunwithyou,Iwillturntoanothersong。
X。TOAPHRODITE（6lines）
（ll。1—3）OfCytherea,borninCyprus,Iwillsing。Shegiveskindlygiftstomen:smilesareeveronherlovelyface,andlovelyisthebrightnessthatplaysoverit。
（ll。4—6）Hail,goddess,queenofwell—builtSalamisandsea—girtCyprus;grantmeacheerfulsong。AndnowIwillrememberyouandanothersongalso。
XI。TOATHENA（5lines）
（ll。1—4）OfPallasAthene,guardianofthecity,Ibegintosing。Dreadisshe,andwithAresshelovesdeedsofwar,thesackofcitiesandtheshoutingandthebattle。Itisshewhosavesthepeopleastheygoouttowarandcomeback。
（l。5）Hail,goddess,andgiveusgoodfortunewithhappiness！
XII。TOHERA（5lines）
（ll。1—5）Isingofgolden—thronedHerawhomRheabare。Queenoftheimmortalsisshe,surpassingallinbeauty:sheisthesisterandthewifeofloud—thunderingZeus,——thegloriousonewhomalltheblessedthroughouthighOlympusreverenceandhonourevenasZeuswhodelightsinthunder。
XIII。TODEMETER（3lines）
（ll。1—2）Ibegintosingofrich—hairedDemeter,awfulgoddess,ofherandofherdaughterlovelyPersephone。
（l。3）Hail,goddess！Keepthiscitysafe,andgovernmysong。
XIV。TOTHEMOTHEROFTHEGODS（6lines）
（ll。1—5）Iprithee,clear—voicedMuse,daughterofmightyZeus,singofthemotherofallgodsandmen。Sheiswell—pleasedwiththesoundofrattlesandoftimbrels,withthevoiceofflutesandtheoutcryofwolvesandbright—eyedlions,withechoinghillsandwoodedcoombes。
（l。6）Andsohailtoyouinmysongandtoallgoddessesaswell！
XV。TOHERACLESTHELION—HEARTED（9lines）
（ll。1—8）IwillsingofHeracles,thesonofZeusandmuchthemightiestofmenonearth。AlcmenabarehiminThebes,thecityoflovelydances,whenthedark—cloudedSonofCronoshadlainwithher。OnceheusedtowanderoverunmeasuredtractsoflandandseaatthebiddingofKingEurystheus,andhimselfdidmanydeedsofviolenceandenduredmany;butnowheliveshappilyintheglorioushomeofsnowyOlympus,andhasneat—ankledHebeforhiswife。
（l。9）Hail,lord,sonofZeus！Givemesuccessandprosperity。
XVI。TOASCLEPIUS（5lines）
（ll。1—4）IbegintosingofAsclepius,sonofApolloandhealerofsicknesses。IntheDotianplainfairCoronis,daughterofKingPhlegyas,barehim,agreatjoytomen,asootherofcruelpangs。
（l。5）Andsohailtoyou,lord:inmysongImakemyprayertothee！
XVII。TOTHEDIOSCURI（5lines）
（ll。1—4）Sing,clear—voicedMuse,ofCastorandPolydeuces,theTyndaridae,whosprangfromOlympianZeus。BeneaththeheightsfoTaygetusstatelyLedabarethem,whenthedark—cloudedSonofCronoshadprivilybenthertohiswill。
（l。5）Hail,childrenofTyndareus,ridersuponswifthorses！
XVIII。TOHERMES（12lines）
（ll。1—9）IsingofCyllenianHermes,theSlayerofArgus,lordofCylleneandArcadiarichinflocks,luck—bringingmessengerofthedeathlessgods。HewasbornofMaia,thedaughterofAtlas,whenshehadmadewithZeus,——ashygoddessshe。Eversheavoidedthethrongoftheblessedgodsandlivedinashadowycave,andtheretheSonofCronosusedtoliewiththerich—
tressednymphatdeadofnight,whilewhite—armedHeralayboundinsweetsleep:andneitherdeathlessgodnormortalmanknewit。
（ll。10—11）Andsohailtoyou,SonofZeusandMaia;withyouI
havebegun:nowIwillturntoanothersong！
（l。12）Hail,Hermes,giverofgrace,guide,andgiverofgoodthings！（31）
XIX。TOPAN（49lines）
（ll。1—26）Muse,tellmeaboutPan,thedearsonofHermes,withhisgoat\'sfeetandtwohorns——aloverofmerrynoise。Throughwoodedgladeshewanderswithdancingnymphswhofootitonsomesheercliff\'sedge,callinguponPan,theshepherd—god,long—
haired,unkempt。Hehaseverysnowycrestandthemountainpeaksandrockycrestsforhisdomain;hitherandthitherhegoesthroughtheclosethickets,nowluredbysoftstreams,andnowhepressesonamongsttoweringcragsandclimbsuptothehighestpeakthatoverlookstheflocks。Oftenhecoursesthroughtheglisteninghighmountains,andoftenontheshoulderedhillshespeedsalongslayingwildbeasts,thiskeen—eyedgod。Onlyatevening,ashereturnsfromthechase,hesoundshisnote,playingsweetandlowonhispipesofreed:notevenshecouldexcelhiminmelody——thatbirdwhoinflower—ladenspringpouringforthherlamentuttershoney—voicedsongamidtheleaves。Atthathourtheclear—voicednymphsarewithhimandmovewithnimblefeet,singingbysomespringofdarkwater,whileEchowailsaboutthemountain—top,andthegodonthissideoronthatofthechoirs,orattimessidlingintothemidst,pliesitnimblywithhisfeet。Onhisbackhewearsaspottedlynx—pelt,andhedelightsinhigh—pitchedsongsinasoftmeadowwherecrocusesandsweet—smellinghyacinthsbloomatrandominthegrass。
（ll。27—47）TheysingoftheblessedgodsandhighOlympusandchoosetotellofsuchanoneasluck—bringingHermesabovetherest,howheistheswiftmessengerofallthegods,andhowhecametoArcadia,thelandofmanyspringsandmotherofflocks,therewherehissacredplaceisasgodfoCyllene。Forthere,thoughagod,heusedtotendcurly—fleecedsheepintheserviceofamortalman,becausetherefellonhimandwaxedstrongmeltingdesiretowedtherich—tresseddaughterofDryops,andtherebebroughtaboutthemerrymarriage。AndinthehouseshebareHermesadearsonwhofromhisbirthwasmarvelloustolookupon,withgoat\'sfeetandtwohorns——anoisy,merry—laughingchild。Butwhenthenursesawhisuncouthfaceandfullbeard,shewasafraidandsprangupandfledandleftthechild。Thenluck—bringingHermesreceivedhimandtookhiminhisarms:verygladinhisheartwasthegod。Andhewentquicklytotheabodesofthedeathlessgods,carryingthesonwrappedinwarmskinsofmountainhares,andsethimdownbesideZeusandshowedhimtotherestofthegods。ThenalltheimmortalsweregladinheartandBacchieDionysusinespecial;andtheycalledtheboyPan（32）becausehedelightedalltheirhearts。
（ll。48—49）Andsohailtoyou,lord！Iseekyourfavourwithasong。AndnowIwillrememberyouandanothersongalso。
XX。TOHEPHAESTUS（8lines）
（ll。1—7）Sing,clear—voicedMuses,ofHephaestusfamedforinventions。Withbright—eyedAthenehetaughtmengloriousgiftsthroughouttheworld,——menwhobeforeusedtodwellincavesinthemountainslikewildbeasts。ButnowthattheyhavelearnedcraftsthroughHephaestusthefamedworker,easilytheyliveapeacefullifeintheirownhousesthewholeyearround。
（l。8）Begracious,Hephaestus,andgrantmesuccessandprosperity！
XXI。TOAPOLLO（5lines）
（ll。1—4）Phoebus,ofyoueventheswansingswithclearvoicetothebeatingofhiswings,ashealightsuponthebankbytheeddyingriverPeneus;andofyouthesweet—tonguedminstrel,holdinghishigh—pitchedlyre,alwayssingsbothfirstandlast。
（l。5）Andsohailtoyou,lord！Iseekyourfavourwithmysong。
XXII。TOPOSEIDON（7lines）
（ll。1—5）IbegintosingaboutPoseidon,thegreatgod,moveroftheearthandfruitlesssea,godofthedeepwhoisalsolordofHeliconandwideAegae。Atwo—foldofficethegodsallottedyou,OShakeroftheEarth,tobeatamerofhorsesandasaviourofships！
（ll。6—7）Hail,Poseidon,HolderoftheEarth,dark—hairedlord！
Oblessedone,bekindlyinheartandhelpthosewhovoyageinships！
XXIII。TOTHESONOFCRONOS,MOSTHIGH（4lines）
（ll。1—3）IwillsingofZeus,chiefestamongthegodsandgreatest,all—seeing,thelordofall,thefulfillerwhowhisperswordsofwisdomtoThemisasshesitsleaningtowardshim。
（l。4）Begracious,all—seeingSonofCronos,mostexcellentandgreat！
XXIV。TOHESTIA（5lines）
（ll。1—5）Hestia,youwhotendtheholyhouseofthelordApollo,theFar—shooteratgoodlyPytho,withsoftoildrippingeverfromyourlocks,comenowintothishouse,come,havingonemindwithZeustheall—wise——drawnear,andwithalbestowgraceuponmysong。
XXV。TOTHEMUSESANDAPOLLO（7lines）
（ll。1—5）IwillbeginwiththeMusesandApolloandZeus。ForitisthroughtheMusesandApollothattherearesingersupontheearthandplayersuponthelyre;butkingsarefromZeus。
HappyishewhomtheMuseslove:sweetflowsspeechfromhislips。
（ll。6—7）Hail,childrenofZeus！Givehonourtomysong！AndnowIwillrememberyouandanothersongalso。
XXVI。TODIONYSUS（13lines）
（ll。1—9）Ibegintosingofivy—crownedDionysus,theloud—
cryinggod,splendidsonofZeusandgloriousSemele。Therich—
hairedNymphsreceivedhimintheirbosomsfromthelordhisfatherandfosteredandnurturedhimcarefullyinthedellsofNysa,wherebythewillofhisfatherhegrewupinasweet—
smellingcave,beingreckonedamongtheimmortals。Butwhenthegoddesseshadbroughthimup,agodofthymned,thenbeganhetowandercontinuallythroughthewoodycoombes,thicklywreathedwithivyandlaurel。AndtheNymphsfollowedinhistrainwithhimfortheirleader;andtheboundlessforestwasfilledwiththeiroutcry。
（ll。10—13）Andsohailtoyou,Dionysus,godofabundantclusters！Grantthatwemaycomeagainrejoicingtothisseason,andfromthatseasononwardsformanyayear。
XXVII。TOARTEMIS（22lines）
（ll。1—20）IsingofArtemis,whoseshaftsareofgold,whocheersonthehounds,thepuremaiden,shooterofstags,whodelightsinarchery,ownsistertoApollowiththegoldensword。
Overtheshadowyhillsandwindypeaksshedrawshergoldenbow,rejoicinginthechase,andsendsoutgrievousshafts。Thetopsofthehighmountainstrembleandthetangledwoodechoesawesomelywiththeoutcryofbeasts:earthquakesandtheseaalsowherefishesshoal。Butthegoddesswithaboldheartturnseverywaydestroyingtheraceofwildbeasts:andwhensheissatisfiedandhascheeredherheart,thishuntresswhodelightsinarrowsslackenshersupplebowandgoestothegreathouseofherdearbrotherPhoebusApollo,totherichlandofDelphi,theretoorderthelovelydanceoftheMusesandGraces。Thereshehangsuphercurvedbowandherarrows,andheadsandleadsthedances,gracefullyarrayed,whilealltheyuttertheirheavenlyvoice,singinghowneat—ankledLetobarechildrensupremeamongtheimmortalsbothinthoughtandindeed。
（ll。21—22）Hailtoyou,childrenofZeusandrich—hairedLeto！
AndnowIwillrememberyouandanothersongalso。
XXVIII。TOATHENA（18lines）
（ll。1—16）IbegintosingofPallasAthene,thegloriousgoddess,bright—eyed,inventive,unbendingofheart,purevirgin,saviourofcities,courageous,Tritogeneia。FromhisawfulheadwiseZeushimselfbareherarrayedinwarlikearmsofflashinggold,andaweseizedallthegodsastheygazed。ButAthenasprangquicklyfromtheimmortalheadandstoodbeforeZeuswhoholdstheaegis,shakingasharpspear:greatOlympusbegantoreelhorriblyatthemightofthebright—eyedgoddess,andearthroundaboutcriedfearfully,andtheseawasmovedandtossedwithdarkwaves,whilefoamburstforthsuddenly:thebrightSonofHyperionstoppedhisswift—footedhorsesalongwhile,untilthemaidenPallasAthenehadstrippedtheheavenlyarmourfromherimmortalshoulders。AndwiseZeuswasglad。
（ll。17—18）Andsohailtoyou,daughterofZeuswhoholdstheaegis！NowIwillrememberyouandanothersongaswell。
XXIX。TOHESTIA（13lines）
（ll。1—6）Hestia,inthehighdwellingsofall,bothdeathlessgodsandmenwhowalkonearth,youhavegainedaneverlastingabodeandhighesthonour:gloriousisyourportionandyourright。Forwithoutyoumortalsholdnobanquet,——whereonedoesnotdulypoursweetwineinofferingtoHestiabothfirstandlast。
（ll。7—10）（33）Andyou,slayerofArgus,SonofZeusandMaia,messengeroftheblessedgods,bearerofthegoldenrod,giverofgood,befavourableandhelpus,youandHestia,theworshipfulanddear。Comeanddwellinthisglorioushouseinfriendshiptogether;foryoutwo,wellknowingthenobleactionsofmen,aidontheirwisdomandtheirstrength。
（ll。12—13）Hail,DaughterofCronos,andyoualso,Hermes,bearerofthegoldenrod！NowIwillrememberyouandanothersongalso。
XXX。TOEARTHTHEMOTHEROFALL（19lines）
（ll。1—16）Iwillsingofwell—foundedEarth,motherofall,eldestofallbeings。Shefeedsallcreaturesthatareintheworld,allthatgouponthegoodlyland,andallthatareinthepathsoftheseas,andallthatfly:allthesearefedofherstore。Throughyou,Oqueen,menareblessedintheirchildrenandblessedintheirharvests,andtoyouitbelongstogivemeansoflifetomortalmenandtotakeitaway。Happyisthemanwhomyoudelighttohonour！Hehasallthingsabundantly:
hisfruitfullandisladenwithcorn,hispasturesarecoveredwithcattle,andhishouseisfilledwithgoodthings。Suchmenruleorderlyintheircitiesoffairwomen:greatrichesandwealthfollowthem:theirsonsexultwithever—freshdelight,andtheirdaughtersinflower—ladenbandsplayandskipmerrilyoverthesoftflowersofthefield。ThusisitwiththosewhomyouhonourOholygoddess,bountifulspirit。
（ll。17—19）Hail,Motherofthegods,wifeofstarryHeaven;
freelybestowuponmeforthismysongsubstancethatcheerstheheart！AndnowIwillrememberyouandanothersongalso。
XXXI。TOHELIOS（20lines）
（ll。1—16）（34）Andnow,OMuseCalliope,daughterofZeus,begintosingofglowingHelioswhommild—eyedEuryphaessa,thefar—
shiningone,baretotheSonofEarthandstarryHeaven。ForHyperionweddedgloriousEuryphaessa,hisownsister,whobarehimlovelychildren,rosy—armedEosandrich—tressedSeleneandtirelessHelioswhoislikethedeathlessgods。Asheridesinhischariot,heshinesuponmenanddeathlessgods,andpiercinglyhegazeswithhiseyesfromhisgoldenhelmet。Brightraysbeamdazzlinglyfromhim,andhisbrightlocksstreamingformthetemplesofhisheadgracefullyenclosehisfar—seenface:arich,fine—spungarmentglowsuponhisbodyandfluttersinthewind:andstallionscarryhim。Then,whenhehasstayedhisgolden—yokedchariotandhorses,hereststhereuponthehighestpointofheaven,untilhemarvellouslydrivesthemdownagainthroughheaventoOcean。
（ll。17—19）Hailtoyou,lord！Freelybestowonmesubstancethatcheerstheheart。AndnowthatIhavebegunwithyou,I
willcelebratetheraceofmortalmenhalf—divinewhosedeedstheMuseshaveshowedtomankind。
XXXII。TOSELENE（20lines）
（ll。1—13）Andnext,sweetvoicedMuses,daughtersofZeus,well—
skilledinsong,tellofthelong—winged（35）Moon。Fromherimmortalheadaradianceisshownfromheavenandembracesearth;
andgreatisthebeautythatarisethfromhershininglight。Theair,unlitbefore,glowswiththelightofhergoldencrown,andherraysbeamclear,whensoeverbrightSelenehavingbathedherlovelybodyinthewatersofOcean,anddonnedherfar—gleaming,shiningteam,drivesonherlong—manedhorsesatfullspeed,ateventimeinthemid—month:thenhergreatorbitisfullandthenherbeamsshinebrightestassheincreases。Sosheisasuretokenandasigntomortalmen。
（ll。14—16）OncetheSonofCronoswasjoinedwithherinlove;
andsheconceivedandbareadaughterPandia,exceedinglovelyamongstthedeathlessgods。
（ll。17—20）Hail,white—armedgoddess,brightSelene,mild,bright—tressedqueen！AndnowIwillleaveyouandsingthegloriesofmenhalf—divine,whosedeedsminstrels,theservantsoftheMuses,celebratewithlovelylips。
XXXIII。TOTHEDIOSCURI（19lines）
（ll。1—17）Bright—eyedMuses,telloftheTyndaridae,theSonsofZeus,gloriouschildrenofneat—ankledLeda,Castorthetamerofhorses,andblamelessPolydeuces。WhenLedahadlainwiththedark—cloudedSonofCronos,shebarethembeneaththepeakofthegreathillTaygetus,——childrenwhoaredeliversofmenonearthandofswift—goingshipswhenstormygalesrageovertheruthlesssea。ThentheshipmencalluponthesonsofgreatZeuswithvowsofwhitelambs,goingtotheforepartoftheprow;butthestrongwindandthewavesofthesealaytheshipunderwater,untilsuddenlythesetwoareseendartingthroughtheairontawnywings。Forthwiththeyallaytheblastsofthecruelwindsandstillthewavesuponthesurfaceofthewhitesea:fairsignsaretheyanddeliverancefromtoil。Andwhentheshipmenseethemtheyaregladandhaverestfromtheirpainandlabour。
（ll。18—19）Hail,Tyndaridae,ridersuponswifthorses！NowI
willrememberyouandanothersongalso。
ENDNOTES:
（1）ll。1—9arepreservedbyDiodorusSiculusiii。66。3;ll。
10—21areextantonlyinM。
（2）Dionysus,afterhisuntimelybirthfromSemele,wassewnintothethighofZeus。
（3）sc。Semele。Zeusisherespeaking。
（4）Thereferenceisapparentlytosomethinginthebodyofthehymn,nowlost。
（5）TheGreeksfearedtonamePlutodirectlyandmentionedhimbyoneofmanydescriptivetitles,suchas`HostofMany\':
comparetheChristianuseofODIABOLOSorour`EvilOne\'。
（6）Demeterchoosesthelowlierseat,supposedlyasbeingmoresuitabletoherassumedcondition,butreallybecauseinhersorrowsherefusesallcomforts。
（7）Anactofcommunion——thedrinkingofthepotionheredescribed——wasoneofthemostimportantpiecesofritualintheEleusinianmysteries,ascommemoratingthesorrowsofthegoddess。
（8）UndercutterandWoodcutterareprobablypopularnames（afterthestyleofHesiod\'s`BonelessOne\'）forthewormthoughttobethecauseofteethingandtoothache。
（9）Thelistofnamesistaken——withfiveadditions——fromHesiod,\"Theogony\"349ff。:fortheirgeneralsignificanceseenoteonthatpassage。
（10）InscriptionsshowthattherewasatempleofApolloDelphinius（cp。ii。495—6）atCnossusandaCretanmonthbearingthesamename。
（11）sc。thatthedolphinwasreallyApollo。
（12）Theepithetsaretransferredfromthegodtohisaltar`Overlooking\'isespeciallyanepithetofZeus,asinApolloniusRhodiusii。1124。
（13）Plinynoticestheefficacyofthefleshofatortoiseagainstwithcraft。In\"Geoponica\"i。14。8thelivingtortoiseisprescribedasacharmtopreservevineyardsfromhail。
（14）Hermesmakesthecattlewalkbackwardsway,sothattheyseemtobegoingtowardsthemeadowinsteadofleavingit（cp。l。345）;hehimselfwalksinthenormalmanner,relyingonhissandalsasadisguise。
（15）Suchseemstobethemeaningindicatedbythecontext,thoughtheverbistakenbyAllenandSikestomean,`tobelikeoneself\',andso`tobeoriginal\'。
（16）Kuhnpointsoutthatthereisalacunahere。Inl。109theborerisdescribed,butthefrictionofthisuponthefireblock（towhichthephrase`heldfirmly\'clearlybelongs）mustalsohavebeenmentioned。
（17）Thecowsbeingontheirsidesontheground,Hermesbendstheirheadsbacktowardstheirflanksandsocanreachtheirbackbones。
（18）O。Mullerthinksthe`hides\'wereastalactiteformationinthe`CaveofNestor\'nearMessenianPylos,——thoughthecaveofHermesisneartheAlpheus（l。139）。OtherssuggestthatactualskinswereshownasrelicsbeforesomecavenearTriphylianPylos。
（19）GemollexplainsthatHermes,havingofferedallthemeatassacrificetotheTwelveGods,remembersthathehimselfasoneofthemmustbecontentwiththesavourinsteadofthesubstanceofthesacrifice。CanitbethatbyeatinghewouldhaveforfeitedthepositionheclaimedasoneoftheTwelveGods？
（20）Lit。`thorn—plucker\'。
（21）Hermesisambitious（l。175）,butifheiscastintoHadeshewillhavetobecontentwiththeleadershipofmerebabieslikehimself,sincethoseinHadesretainthestateofgrowth——whetherchildhoodormanhood——inwhichtheyareatthemomentofleavingtheupperworld。
（22）Literally,`youhavemadehimsitonthefloor\',i。e。`youhavestoleneverythingdowntohislastchair。\'
（23）TheThriae,whopractiseddivinationbymeansofpebbles（alsocalledTHRIAE）。Inthishymntheyarerepresentedasagedmaidens（ll。553—4）,butarecloselyassociatedwithbees（ll。559—563）andpossiblyarehereconceivedashavinghumanheadsandbreastswiththebodiesandwingsofbees。