fifth
deity Greek single tradition · 1
The fifth Mercury (Hermes) is worshiped by the people of Pheneus in Arcadia. He is said to have killed Argus Panoptes, and for this reason to have fled to Egypt, and to have given the Egyptians their laws and alphabet.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 200
Relationships
- manifests as
- Hermes
- enemy of
- Argus Panoptes
- co occurs with
- Thoth, Hermes Trismegistus, Amenhotep, Teôs, fourth Mercury, Im-ho-tep
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“"the fifth, who is worshiped by the people of Pheneus [in Arcadia], is said to have killed Argus Panoptes, and for this reason to have fled to Egypt, and to have given the Egyptians their laws and alphabet: It is him whom the Egyptians call Theyt"”
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