{"corpus":"steiner","locus":"GA 87/1901-12-28/p039","lang":"en","edition":"English","edition_basis":null,"is_original":false,"is_default_edition":true,"text":"The whole myth of Hermes is proof that the human striving for knowledge is simultaneously a matter of earthly and spiritual nature. This dual striving for knowledge is expressed in Hermes. He is the \"clever one, the 'cunning one'. Even as a child he raids Apollo's herd of cattle and drags away a number of cattle. His cunning as a child is already so great that the pursuer cannot even follow their trail. He leads them in such a way that the cattle go the other way. The pursuer is thus misled. Apollo [does] solve the mystery with the help of Zeus.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"8. 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Schon als Kind überfällt er die Rinderherde des Apollon und schleppt eine Anzahl von Rindern fort. Seine Schlauheit als Kind ist schon so groß, dass der Verfolger ihre Spur gar nicht verfolgen kann. Er führt sie so, dass die Rinder umgekehrt gehen. Der Verfolger wird dadurch irregeführt. 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