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Hermes (Mercury)
In Greek mythology, Hermes was an Olympian god. He was a messenger, as well as the guide to the Underworld. His Roman equivalent was Mercury.
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Hermes is a messenger god. He sends messages from god to god. He is the only one who can get in and out of the under world without using one of Persephone's pearls.
Zeus his father.
Hera, Hestia, Demeter, his aunts.
Hades and Poseidon, his uncles.
Rhea his grandmother (mother of Zeus).
Cronus his grandfather (father of Zeus).
Gaea his great grandmother (grandmother of Zeus, mother of Rhea and Cronus)
Ouranus his great grandfather (grandfather of Zeus, mother of Rhea and Cronus)
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Maia, his mother (counted among the Pleiades)
Pleiades (*seven): Teygata, Elektra, Alkyone, Asterope, Kelaino, and Merope, his aunts.
Hyades (*five):
Ambrosia, Eudora, and Aesyle
Idothea, Althaea, and Adraste;
Philia, Coronis, and Cleis
Phaesyle, Coronis, Cleeia, Phaeote, and Eudora.
Ambrosia, Eudora, Pedile, Coronis, Polyxo, Phyto, and Thyone, or Dione.
Hesperides (*seven):
Chrysothemis, Lipara, Asterope
Hespere, Erytheis, and Aegle, Arethusa, and Hesperusa or Hesperia
Calypso, his aunt.
Maera, his aunt.
Asteria, his aunt.
Canethus, his uncle.
Hyas, his uncle.
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Atlas, his grandfather.
Pleione, his grandmother. *
Oceanus his great grandfather (father of Pleione)
Tethys his great grandmother (mother of Pleione )
Gaea/Ouranus great great grandparents (mother and father of Oceanus/Tethys Titans)
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Iapetos, his great grandfather (father of Atlas).
Asia/Klymene, his great grandmother (mother of Atlas).
Gaea his great great grandmother (mother of Iapetos)
Ouranus his great great grandfather (father of Iapetos)
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Oceanus his great great grandfather (father of Asia/Klymene)
Tethys his great great grandmother (mother of Asia/Klymene)
Ouranus/Gaea are then great great great grandparents (mother and father of Oceanus/Tethys Titans)
What god is Mercury named after?
The Roman God of commerce and thievery, probably because it comes and disappears so quickly from our view.
What did the greek god Hermes look like?
Ερμής - HERMES was the great Olympian God of animal husbandry, roads, travel, hospitality, heralds, diplomacy, trade, thievery, language, writing, persuasion, cunning wiles, athletic contests, gymnasiums, astronomy, and astrology. He was also the personal agent and herald of Zeus, the king of the gods. Hermes was depicted in ancient pottery and sculpture as either a handsome and athletic, beardless youth, or as an older bearded man. In his attributes were included the herald's wand or kerykeion (Latin caduceus), winged boots, and sometimes a winged travellers cap and chlamys cloak.
Hermes was born on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia by the nymph Maia.
Hermes is the messenger god, and is also the god of travelers, liars, thieves, and orators.
In Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and the nymph maia. A popular deity, Hermes was the messenger of the gods who often led men astray. As a psychopompos, 'leader of souls', he escorted the dead to the underworld, the realm of Hades. This function explains the later identification of the Germanic godhttp://wiki.answers.com/topic/odin with Mercury, the Roman version of Hermes: Odin was father of the slain.
Hermes was looked upon as the patron of good luck and fortune, the patron of merchants and thieves. Winged sandals helped him steal the cows belonging to his half-brother Apollo, while winged thoughts saved him from Apollo's rage, for he gave as a trespass-offering his invention, the lyre. He was also the god of roads and a god of fertility, aspects that were included in the hermeia, quadrangular pillars with a bust of the god set on top and a phalluscarved below. In their earliest form these waysideshrines of his were just heaps of stones, and travellers, seeking his protection, would add one to the heap. As time carried on, the customary gesturebecame the pouring of a libationof oil. In the third century BCTheophrastus, making fun of superstition, wrote that a certain man 'when he goes by the carved shafts at cross-roads, pours oil on them from his flask, falls on his knees, makes an obeisance, and only then moves on'. Today the mountainous roads of Greece are provided with small Christian pillar shrines, the saintlydescendants of the hermeia.
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Animal husbandry, roads, travel, hospitality, heralds, diplomacy, trade, thievery, language, writing, persuasion, cunning wiles, athletic contests, gymnasiums, astronomy, and astrology
Hermes is the god of flight, stealing, and is the messenger of the gods.
In Greek mythology, he is the messenger for the god but he is also god of travellers, thieves and liars. His parents are Zeus and Maia
Hermes' consort is Merope, Aphordite, Dryope, and Peitho.
Hermes was depicted as either a handsome and athletic, beardless youth, or as an older bearded man. His attributes included the herald's wand or kerykeion (Latin caduceus), winged boots, and sometimes a winged travellers cap and chlamys cloak.
its look like wait you take about that car i know its like good but old its 1992 ok.
Hermes was the messenger of the gods. He was the faithful and loyal servant of Zeus and braved many dangers, using all of his wits to carry out assignments given to him by his Father. Homer wrote a lot about the ways Hermes helped Odysseus reach his home after the Trojan war. You can read a lot about this story in "Hermes the Olympian" by David Rosser.
What are Hermes special powers?
His powers are When you need luck he will be the one to help you because he is the god of Luck and Fortune.
Hermes was the messenger god and the patron of merchants and thieves.
He was the messenger for the gods. He was usually seen as a very fast god due to his winged shoes.
When did the Greek god Hermes die?
Hermes can't die, because he's a god. Hermes, if he was real, can fade if people forget about him, but since he is a god, that means that he is immortal.
Who was the greek god Mercury?
Mercury is a Roman god derived from the Greek god Hermes, the herald and messenger of the gods.
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Hermes was the Greek messenger of the gods. He was the son of Greek goddess Maia and Greek god Zeus. He was the fastest of the gods. His symbols was the cock/rooster, tortoise, and purse. He wore feathered shoes and sometimes a feathered helmet. He also had a golden wand that herded cattle.
Hermes doesn't actually run. He flies with his winged sandals. And so he is the fastest.
Hermes is the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology.
hermies is the greek messenger for Zeus and other gods his power is speed and able to think fast while moving.
Yes, Hermes is a god in Greek mythology. He is the messenger god, as well as the god of thieves, travelers and lies.
He was the god of thievery and lies.
Hermes was a Greek god, son of Zeus and Maia.
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Most of the gods were related. Zeus was his father and his mother was Maia.
