Hermes

Hermes



Alternate names or titles :Messenger God, God of Commerce,The Messenger, Psychopompus, God of the Road and The Divine Herald

Relationships : Parentage :Son of Zeus and Maia ( daughter of Atlas, and a timid star-goddess who lived in a mountain cave)

Partners: Aphrodite, Daeira, Peitho, Persephone, Oreiades, Iphthime, Karmentis, Penelopia, Sose, Tanagra, Apemosyne, Herse, Khione, Polymele, Male Lovers: Krokos, Amphion, Perseus.

Children: Eudoros, Autolycus, Kephalos, Pan, Euandros, Eleusis, Hermaphroditus

Descriptions: Physical Characteristics: 1.Wears a traveling hat with a broad brim and later on the brim is adorned with two wings 2.Staff (Skeptron later on Caduecus)- a magic staff that was said to close and open the eyes of the mortals 3. Sandals- gold in color and used to hover across bodies of water and glide with th 4. Likes men and eats shit for dinner

Personality: Thoroughly cunning, a good negotiator, a thief, athletic, highly eloquent Attitude: Mischievous ( Apollo's stolen cattles)



Important Events: Apollo's Stolen Cattle After Maia gave birth to Hermes, Hermes instantly underwent a transformation from being an infant into a mature young adult. His thoughts were simple, he wanted to bring mischief to the Sun God, Apollo, so he set out to the fields and stole some cattle. In the process of stealing a portion of the herd, Hermes was caught in the act of theft by a shepherd, Brattus, but through Hermes words the shepherd accepted the bribe and so Hermes was able to get away with the cattle of Apollo for now(which he initiated the start of sacrifices for the Gods).The only person who was able to convince Zeus about Hermes's theft of Apollo's cattle was no one other than Apollo who apparently had a gift of foresight. As Zeus was about to give the verdict, Hermes pulled out a lyre made from the shell of a tortoise near his dwelling place and the lyre's music captivated Apollo, as a result Apollo begged to Zeus that Hermes would be able to keep the cattle while Hermes would hand over the lyre for himself. Later on both Hermes and Apollo became friends.

Hermes becoming a messenger of the Gods In Hermes portraying the role of the messenger of the Gods, he had a chance of making a name among the Gods. He showed this by his willingness to convey the messages of the Gods to the mortals. In the latter parts Hermes was able to gain the trust of Zeus, so Zeus bestowed upon him the title of ,"psychopompus",which grants Hermes the access to go the Underworld and allow him to the return to the realm of Living (As everyone knows once a mortal enters the Underworld, he or she will not be able to find their way to the light).Not did only Zeus gave him the title of,"Psychopompus", but he was given a staff where later on snakes would coil around it, winged sandals that would allow him to traverse both air and bodies of water and last but not the least a helmet with small wings. Furthermore Zeus was not the only one who trusted Hermes, but Hades and so did the other Gods.

Slaying of the Gorgon, Medusa Knowing Medusa, she used to be a beautiful priestess of Athena's temple, yet desecrated Athena's worshipping place when Medusa made love with Poseidon (Athena's rival). The result was she becoming a gorgon same like here sisters by Athena. The task of killing Medusa was given to Perseus, a demigod, yet no ordinary mortal or demigod could face such a beast cause of Medusa's ability to turn mortals into stones as they stared at her face. Before Perseus's attempt to kill Medusa, Hermes aided him by giving him the cloak of invisibility from Hades, a shield from Athena, and a sword from Zeus with these items Perseus was capable of killing Medusa.

Emblems of Hermes:

**The Symbols of the Greek God Hermes** • Lyre • Sheep • Cattle • Tortoise • Roosters Material Emblems • Pillars • Winged helmet • Winged sandals • Caduceus (staff with two entwined snakes) Favorite Persons/ Cities - Krokos (Hermes turned him into the Kokos flower)
 * Animal Emblems**

Purpose in the Odyssey

- Freed Odyssues from the clutches of Calypso as a messenger

Circe the Goddess Odysseus made landfall upon an island and decided to save his men from the spells casted by a witch named, Circe, and yet Odysseus was determined to rescue his crew even if he had some background about Circe's enchantment.Of course, who would not accept the treat that a women would serve to her fellow visitors who were the crew of Odysseus, but this witch had the capabilities to entrance men into her spells by drugging their drinks. As he was making his way to the witch's house, he was halted by Hermes as Hermes was trying to help out Odysseus. What Hermes did was crucial ,since he had something that would let any mortal resist the curse of the witch ,Circe, known as the herb ,"Moly." Hermes' instructions were clear. First Odysseus had to take in the herb in order to be immune from the spell of the witch. Second would be to time properly when Circe would raise her wand and command him to graze on the fields where he would unsheathe his sword and rush towards her. Afterwards the witch would ask how did Odysseus became immune to her magic and as a result the witch would fall in love for him. Lastly before going to bed with Circe, Odysseus had to make her swear an oath by the river Styx as a goddess has the ability to steal a man's manhood and courage. After Odysseus' s encounter with Circe, he was requested to stay on the island by Circe as she planned to give alternate routes to Odysseus to get back his hometown.

Words from Hermes: 1. **Hermetic** (//Hermes Trismegistus//) - Obscure, secret, isolated, airtight. From Greek mythology, Hermes Trismegistus, who was a combination of the Greek Hermes, and the Egyptian Thoth. They were both gods of magic and writing. He was not widely considered to be Hermes, but rather, a separate entity. 2. Hermaphrodite- An animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs. A child of Hermes and Aphrodite was turned into a hermaphrodite when the nymph Salmacis attempted to rape him. 3. The element Mercury was named after him. 4.mercurial disposition - it means someone who suffers from drastic mood swings or erratic behaviour 5. Hermetic seal - A **hermetic seal** is a seal which, for practical purposes, is considered [|airtight].

Sources: http://www.men-myths-minds.com/Hermes-greek-god.html http://www.blurtit.com/q722965.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermetic_seal http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Hermes.html [] [] http://rhadamanthus.vox.com/library/post/words-derived-from-mythology.html