Ceryx was, like his father, a messenger. But the kêryx career began as a humble cook for the tribe, a skill Hermes demonstrates in his cooked meat offerings on the Twelve Gods Altar set in place 522BC by Peisistratos III in Athens. The Homeric Hymn to Hermes 128 recalls the young god cutting out and laying up twelve steaks on a flat rock or platamoni," the 12 Gods altar.
According to Pausanias, Ceryx was the youngest son of Eumolpus,[4] one of the first priests of Demeter at Eleusis and a founder of the Eleusinian Mysteries. He founded the two families of high priests in Eleusis: the ceryces (or Ceryces), a family of priests in Athens, and the Eumolpidae.
In Homer’s time, ceryx was a profession of trusted attendants or retainers of a chieftain. The role of ceryces /ˈsɛrɪˌsiːz/ expanded, however, to include acting as inviolable messengers between states, even in time of war, proclaiming meetings of the council, popular assembly, or court of law, reciting there the formulas of prayer, and summoning persons to attend. Hermes, himself the ceryx of the gods, was their patron and carried the caduceus (Latin corruption of Ancient Greek kerykeion), the herald’s staff.[5]
In popular cultureedit
Ceryx appears in the mobile game God of War: Betrayal and serves as the game's final boss. He attempted to warn Kratos about the consequences of his bloody rampage across Greece. Kratos killed him for interfering in his pursuit of the mysterious assassin.
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^Robin Hard. The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology (2004)
Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", Psychology Press, 2004, ISBN9780415186360. Google Books.
Parada, Carlos, Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, Jonsered, Paul Åströms Förlag, 1993. ISBN978-91-7081-062-6.
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio.3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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ceryx, moth, genus, moth, greek, mythology, ɪər, ancient, greek, Κῆρυξ, kērux, literally, herald, member, athenian, royal, family, hermes, either, princesses, pandrosus, agraulus, athenian, messenger, oreleusinian, priestmember, athenianor, eleusinian, royal, . For the moth genus see Ceryx moth In Greek mythology Ceryx ˈ s ɪer ɪ k s ˈ s iː r ɪ k s Ancient Greek Kῆry3 Kerux literally herald 1 was a member of the Athenian royal family as the son of Hermes by either the princesses Pandrosus 2 or Agraulus 3 CeryxAthenian messenger orEleusinian priestMember of the Athenianor Eleusinian Royal FamilyAbodeAthens or EleusisPersonal informationParents 1 Hermes and Aglaurus 2 Hermes and Pandrosus 3 EumolpusSiblings 1 Alcippe half sister 3 half brothers Immaradus Musaeus and PhorbasContents 1 Mythology 2 Ceryces 3 In popular culture 4 Notes 5 ReferencesMythology editCeryx was like his father a messenger But the keryx career began as a humble cook for the tribe a skill Hermes demonstrates in his cooked meat offerings on the Twelve Gods Altar set in place 522BC by Peisistratos III in Athens The Homeric Hymn to Hermes 128 recalls the young god cutting out and laying up twelve steaks on a flat rock or platamoni the 12 Gods altar According to Pausanias Ceryx was the youngest son of Eumolpus 4 one of the first priests of Demeter at Eleusis and a founder of the Eleusinian Mysteries He founded the two families of high priests in Eleusis the ceryces or Ceryces a family of priests in Athens and the Eumolpidae Ceryces editMain article Kerykes In Homer s time ceryx was a profession of trusted attendants or retainers of a chieftain The role of ceryces ˈ s ɛ r ɪ ˌ s iː z expanded however to include acting as inviolable messengers between states even in time of war proclaiming meetings of the council popular assembly or court of law reciting there the formulas of prayer and summoning persons to attend Hermes himself the ceryx of the gods was their patron and carried the caduceus Latin corruption of Ancient Greek kerykeion the herald s staff 5 In popular culture editCeryx appears in the mobile game God of War Betrayal and serves as the game s final boss He attempted to warn Kratos about the consequences of his bloody rampage across Greece Kratos killed him for interfering in his pursuit of the mysterious assassin Notes edit Robin Hard The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology 2004 Scholia to Homer s Iliad I 334 Pausanias 1 38 3 Parada p 44 Pausanias 1 38 3 Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc 2012 Web 13 Jun 2012 1 References editHard Robin The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology Based on H J Rose s Handbook of Greek Mythology Psychology Press 2004 ISBN 9780415186360 Google Books Parada Carlos Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology Jonsered Paul Astroms Forlag 1993 ISBN 978 91 7081 062 6 Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W H S Jones Litt D and H A Ormerod M A in 4 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1918 ISBN 0 674 99328 4 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 3 vols Leipzig Teubner 1903 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library nbsp This article relating to Greek mythology is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ceryx amp oldid 1145165024, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
