Greek mythology
Hermes
Messenger god of cunning, travel, and thresholds
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Parents
- Zeus
- Children
- Pan
- Siblings
- Apollo
- Group
- Divine · Olympians · Trickster
- Appears in
- Io and the Jealousy of Hera · Demeter and Persephone · Eros and Psyche · Perseus · Hephaestus: Fire and Revenge · Prometheus and Pandora
- Places
- Mount Olympus
- Objects
- Caduceus · Winged Sandals · The Harpe
- Family tree
- See in the family tree
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Hermes is the swift messenger of the gods, patron of travelers, merchants, thieves, and the cunning word, who crosses every boundary between worlds. On the day of his birth he steals Apollo's cattle and invents the lyre to charm him into friendship. Winged of sandal and quick of wit, he guides the souls of the dead down to Hades and carries Zeus's will wherever it must go.
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Io and the Jealousy of Hera
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- Who is Hermes?
- Hermes is the swift messenger of the gods, patron of travelers, merchants, thieves, and the cunning word, who crosses every boundary between worlds. On the day of his birth he steals Apollo's cattle and invents the lyre to charm him into friendship.
- Which mythology does Hermes belong to?
- Hermes belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Hermes appear in?
- Hermes appears in Io and the Jealousy of Hera, Demeter and Persephone, Eros and Psyche, Perseus, Hephaestus: Fire and Revenge, Prometheus and Pandora, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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