▁having ▁been ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century ▁BC , ▁but ▁no ▁documentation ▁on ▁the ▁festival ▁before ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁BC ▁surv ives . ▁However , ▁Pl ato ▁said ▁that ▁S ocr ates ▁attended ▁a ▁Her ma ea . ▁Of ▁all ▁the ▁festiv als ▁involving ▁Greek ▁games , ▁these ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁like ▁initi ations ▁because ▁participation ▁in ▁them ▁was ▁restricted ▁to ▁young ▁boys ▁and ▁ex cluded ▁adult s . ▁ ▁Ep ith ets ▁ ▁Atl anti ades ▁Herm es ▁was ▁also ▁called ▁Atl anti ades ▁( ), ▁because ▁his ▁mother , ▁Ma ia ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Atlas . ▁ ▁K ri op hor os ▁ ▁In ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁culture , ▁k ri op hor os ▁() ▁or ▁cri op hor us , ▁the ▁" ram - b ear er ," ▁is ▁a ▁figure ▁that ▁comm emor ates ▁the ▁solemn ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁a ▁ram . ▁It ▁becomes ▁an ▁ep ith et ▁of ▁Herm es . ▁ ▁Ar ge ï ph ont es ▁ ▁Herm es ' ▁ep ith et ▁Ar ge ï ph ont es ▁( ; ▁), ▁meaning ▁" sl ayer ▁of ▁Arg us ", ▁rec alls ▁the ▁sl ay ing ▁of ▁the ▁hundred - ey ed ▁giant ▁Arg us ▁P ano pt es ▁by ▁the ▁mess enger ▁god . ▁Arg us ▁was ▁watching ▁over ▁the ▁he ifer - nym ph ▁Io ▁in ▁the ▁san ctu ary ▁of ▁Queen ▁H era , ▁herself ▁in ▁Arg os . ▁Herm es ▁placed ▁a ▁charm ▁on ▁Arg us ' ▁eyes ▁with