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Not all the time. Click link below, then choose Hermes from menu. The cow-stealing story is in the second paragraph.

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It is said that Hermes stole around 50 cattle from Apollo.

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Hermes stool Apollo's cow because he felt like it.

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What did Hermes steal that belonged to Apollo?

Cows that Apollo was herding.


What did Hermes steal?

Hermes stole about 50 cattle, or cows, from Apollo, the god of light and music!


Did Hermes steal?

Hermes stole about 50 cattle, or cows, from Apollo, the god of light and music!


A myth about Hermes?

well when he was just a baby he crawled out of his crib and store apollos sacred cows this angered Apollo but Hermes appeased him by making him a lyre and when Zeus learned of the child he was brought to Olympus to be a messenger of the gods


What gift did Apollo and Hermes exchange?

hermes got apollos catle and apollo got a musical instrumint


Who was pan Apollos friend?

Pan was Apollo's nephew by his brother Hermes.


Who steals 50 cows from Apollo?

Hermes. The "cows" represented Clouds, as Hermes was a representation of the Wind.


Why did Hermes steal Apollo's cattle?

he didn't apollo traded Hermes the cattle for his lyre.


What lesson does Hermes teach people?

hermes teaches us that if you do something wrong something good will come to you. he stole apollos cattle and killed two and look what happened he became a god.


Who stole Apollo's cow?

Hermes stole the cows Apollo was guarding for king Admetus.


How did music come about in greek mythology?

Hermes invented a lyre. Then, he stole fifty of Apollo's red cows. Apollo caught him and was going to really hurt him, but Hermes gave him the lyre. Apollo liked it so much, he even let Hermes keep the cows!


How did Apollo get the lyre from Hermes?

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.