Mercury was named after Hermes, the Roman god of travel.
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Mercury was named after Hermes, the Roman god of travel.
Actually, he himself was not winged, it was his shoes, but the god you're referring to is Hermes.
The Roman god who had wings on his feet is Mercurius/ Mercury
He was the messenger of the gods. He was the god of trade, profit, and commerce. (from Wikipedia)
the planet Mercury is named after the god... Mercury!
Mercury
The Roman God Neptune is the God of the sea.
From Anglo-Norman / Old French mercurial, and their source, Latin mercurialis, from Mercurius ("Mercury"), the name of the Roman messenger God who was said to "fly as fleet to do Jupiter's bidding." .
The god Hermes was the messenger god and was given winged shoes to bring messages to people and gods faster. But other than that no other greek gods had wings.
There is no Roman god for "worse".