Verse
Homeric Hymns
Hymn 4, Line 568 by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (English)
So he spake. And from heaven father Zeus himself gave confirmation to his words, and commanded that glorious Hermes should be lord over all birds of omen and grim-eyed lions, and boars with gleaming tusks, and over dogs and all flocks that the wide earth nourishes, and over all sheep; also that he only should be the appointed messenger to Hades, who, though he takes no gift, shall give him no mean prize.
Homeric HymnsHymn 4, Line 568Hugh G. Evelyn-WhiteEnglishVerse permalinkRead in Hymn 4
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