Editing Ceryx (section)

==Ceryces==
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In [[Homer]]’s time, ceryx was a [[profession]] of trusted attendants or retainers of a chieftain. The role of ceryces {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɛ|r|ᵻ|ˌ|s|iː|z}} expanded, however, to include acting as inviolable messengers between states, even in time of war, proclaiming meetings of the council, [[popular assembly]], or [[court of law]], reciting there the formulas of [[prayer]], and summoning persons to attend. [[Hermes]], himself the ceryx of the gods, was their patron and carried the [[caduceus]] (Latin corruption of Ancient Greek ''kerykeion''), the herald’s staff.<ref>[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] Inc., 2012. Web. 13 Jun. 2012 [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/315587/keryx]</ref>