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Hermes, also called Mercury in Roman, was the messenger of the gods.

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  • he was the god of dreams, commerce, treaties, inventions, science, art and oratory
  • patron of voyagers and thieves; delivers the gods' messages; escorts the dead to the underworld
  • travels anywhere instantly
  • Symbols: 4, a staff with wings, and the caduceus
  • his staff bore a white ribbon which marked his neutrality in any conflict
  • he lived on Mount Olympus
  • Zeus and Maia were his parents
  • unmarried
  • creates mischief
  • as an infant, Hermes stole Apollo's cattle but Apollo forgave him when Hermes invented the lyre for him
  • Hermes means hastener
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