Hermes the god

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Hermes/Mercury- god of trickery, messengers, thieves, trade, travelers and athletes. A herald of the gods and a guide to the Underworld. Also the inventor of the lyre and fire. Born the son of Zeus and the Pleiade Maia, he was born in a cave on Mt. Kyllini/Cyllene and showed himself to be a thief and a trickster from an early age. On the day of his birth he slipped away from his mother, came across a tortoise, killed it and with reeds turned its shell into the first lyre. Next he went to…

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From the beginning, Mercury had essentially the same aspects as Hermes, wearing winged shoes (talaria) and a winged hat (petasos), and carrying the caduceus, a herald's staff with two entwined snakes that was Apollo's gift to Hermes. The Greek God Hermes, son of Zeus and Maia, was the messenger of the gods and the MEDIATOR between the realm of the dead and the kingdom of the living. While the Roman god Mercury was more involved in LEADING SOULS of deceased mortals into the afterlife. Winged Shoes, Greek God Hermes, God Mercury, God Hermes, Greece Mythology, Greek Mythology Gods, Son Of Zeus, Achilles And Patroclus, Danse Macabre

From the beginning, Mercury had essentially the same aspects as Hermes, wearing winged shoes (talaria) and a winged hat (petasos), and carrying the caduceus, a herald's staff with two entwined snakes that was Apollo's gift to Hermes. The Greek God Hermes, son of Zeus and Maia, was the messenger of the gods and the MEDIATOR between the realm of the dead and the kingdom of the living. While the Roman god Mercury was more involved in LEADING SOULS of deceased mortals into the afterlife.

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