Titolo Hermes the Helper Figure: Odyssey 10.275-308 Periodico Prometheus Anno: 2008 - Volume: 34 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 27 - Pagina finale: 32
In Od. 10.275-308 the questions, the encounter in a wood, and the magic herb prompt us to interpret Hermes as the typical helper figure of folk-tales. This has to do with his traditional role as psychopompos.