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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation). Hermes God of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit, and messages Member of the Twelve Olympians Hermes Ingenui ...
The Hermes of Messene (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμῆς τῆς Μεσσήνης) is a large ancient Roman statue of the god Hermes, the Greek god of trade, commerce and messenger of the gods.
Hermes: Mercury: Messenger of the gods; god of travel, commerce, communication, borders, eloquence, diplomacy, thieves, and games. He was also the guide of dead souls. The son of Zeus and the nymph Maia. The second-youngest Olympian, just older than Dionysus.
Hermes (8 C, 26 P) M. Mercury (mythology) (2 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Messenger gods" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Sister and wife of Zeus, queen of the gods. Hermes, messenger of the gods, leads Priam into Achilles' camp in book 24. Iris, messenger of Zeus and Hera. Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquake, brother of Zeus. Curses Odysseus. Scamander, river god who fought on the side of the Trojans during the Trojan War; Thetis, a sea nymph or goddess ...
From this perspective, the caduceus was originally representative of Hermes himself, in his early form as the Underworld god Ningishzida, "messenger" of the "Earth Mother". [23] The caduceus is mentioned in passing by Walter Burkert [ 24 ] as "really the image of copulating snakes taken over from Ancient Near Eastern tradition".
Hermes is the Messenger of the Gods. He assisted in turning a baby sculpture that Queen Hippolyta made into a real baby, resulting in the origin of Princess Diana. [1]In post-Crisis continuity, Hermes is present at a meeting with fellow gods to discuss their dwindling worship.
Hermes was also responsible for protecting livestock and presided over the spheres associated with fertility, music, luck, and deception. [8] The son of Zeus and Maia, Hermes is the messenger of the gods, and a psychopomp who leads the souls of the dead into the afterlife. He was depicted either as a handsome and athletic beardless youth, or as ...