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Socrates
And the name “Hades” is not in the least derived from the invisible (ἀειδές), but far more probably from knowing (εἰδέναι) all noble things, and for that reason he was called Hades by the lawgiver.Hermogenes
Very well; what shall we say of Demeter, Hera, Apollo, Athena, Hephaestus, Ares, and the other godsSocrates
Demeter appears to have been called Demeter, because like a mother (μήτηρ) she gives the gift of food,
And the name “Hades” is not in the least derived from the invisible (ἀειδές), but far more probably from knowing (εἰδέναι) all noble things, and for that reason he was called Hades by the lawgiver.Hermogenes
Very well; what shall we say of Demeter, Hera, Apollo, Athena, Hephaestus, Ares, and the other godsSocrates
Demeter appears to have been called Demeter, because like a mother (μήτηρ) she gives the gift of food,