They are brothers, and when Hermes was born he stole the cattle Apollo was supposed to be watching over.
Apollo got the lyre from Hermes because he traded his cattle for it. Hermes had stolen Apollo's cattle when he was just a newborn, and to make amends, Hermes gifted the lyre to Apollo as a peace offering.
Apollo traded it for Hermes' lyre.
Hermes gave Apollo the lyre, a musical instrument made from a tortoise shell.
he stole something from apollo but he forgave hermes because hermes made something for apollo i forget what
he didn't apollo traded Hermes the cattle for his lyre.
Hermes
The lyre Hermes made.
hermes got apollos catle and apollo got a musical instrumint
Hermes, the messenger and god of thieves, stole fifty of Apollo's best cows shortly after his birth. Apollo confronted Hermes about the theft, and Hermes cleverly played a lyre he had invented to appease Apollo, which led to Apollo forgiving him and allowing him to keep the cows.
Hermes used a tortoise shell lyre that he created to trick Apollo. He traded the lyre to Apollo for a herd of cattle that he had stolen, thereby avoiding punishment for his theft. Apollo was so impressed with the lyre that he agreed to the trade.
Hermes stole the cows Apollo was guarding for king Admetus.
He traded Hermes his entire herd of cows and his magic scepter for it. Since he is the god of music, he just had to have it.