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General Info
Title(s) God of Commerce, Thieves, Travelers, Shepherds, and Medicine
Messenger God
Consort Dryope
Parents Zeus and Maia
Sibling(s) Olympian Gods
Children Pan, Abderus presumably
Roman Equivalent Mercury
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Hermes is the messenger of Zeus and the god of commerce/trade, lies, thieves, medicine, and is a minor god of music and prophecy. Hermes is also the god of travelers and shepherds.[1] He is the son of Zeus and Maia.[2]

All around Athens, people had erected giant statues of Hermes Phallus. It is said that when Hermes was a newborn babe, he stole some of Apollo's cattle. For punishment of this crime, Hermes gave Apollo his lyre (which Hermes had invented).

His Roman counterpart is the god Mercury.

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In StoriesEdit

The OdysseyEdit

In Homer's Odyssey, Hermes intervenes at certain times, and the words he says always are in the form of a poem.

FamilyEdit

Immortal OffspringEdit

With Aphrodite

  • Hermaphroditus

With Penelopeia

  • Pan
  • Autolycus (m. Amphithea)
    • Anticleia (m. Laertes) (Mortal)
      • Odysseus (m. Penelope) (Mortal)
        • Telemachus (m. Circe ) (Mortal)
          • Italus (Mortal)
  • Cephalus (m. Procris) (Mortal)
  • Arcesius (Mortal)
    • Laertes (m. Anticleia) (Mortal)
      • Odysseus (m. Penelope) (Mortal)
        • Telemachus (m. Circe ) (Mortal)
          • Italus (Mortal)

In Popular CultureEdit

  • Hermes appears on the animated series Class of the Titans' first episode, entitled Chaos 101.

Gallery Edit

See Also Edit

External Links Edit

Citations Edit

  1. (Hamilton 1998, p. 34)
  2. (Hamilton 1998, p. 34)

References Edit

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