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ἕρμαιον

ἕρμαιον, a god-send, wind-fall

ἕρμ-αιον, τό, prop.
  • gift of Hermes, i.e. unexpected piece of luck, godsend, wind-fall, treasure-trove (cf. Ἑρμῆς II), S. Ant. 397; ἕ. ἂν ἦν τινι c. inf., Pl. Phd. 107c, R. 368d; ἕ. ἂν εἴη ἡμῖν, εἰ.. Id. Smp. 176c; ἑρμαίῳ ἐντετυχηκέναι Id. Grg. 486e; ἕ. ἡγήσασθαι, ποιεῖσθαί τι, Id. Smp. 217a, Grg. 489c; νομίζειν D. 38.6.
      • 2 = ἕρμαξ, Sch. Od. 16.471.
      • 3 barrow, tomb, Papers of Amer. School 3 Nos. 501, 585 (Tymandos).
      • 4 = ἠρύγγη, Ps.-Dsc. 3.21; = ἀλόη, ib. 22.
    • II Ἕρμαια (sc. ἱερά), τά, festival of Hermes, Pl. Ly. 206d, Aeschin. 1.10, IG 2(2).1227 (ii B.C.), Durrbach Choix dʼinscrr. de Délos 117 (ii B.C.).
      • 2 Ἕρμαιον, τό, temple of Hermes, SIG 546 B 6 (Melitaea, iii B.C.), Schwyzer 709 (Ephesus, iii B. C.), al.
      • 3app., = Ἑρμῆς I.2, herm, Str. 17.1.50 (pl., s.v.l.) (Prop. neut. of Ἑρμαῖος, but as Subst. proparox., Hdn.Gr. 1.369.)

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