Hermes
MythologyGreek
RoleMessenger of the gods
About Hermes
Winged-sandaled herald of Olympus. Guide of souls to the underworld. Patron of travelers, merchants, messengers, and thieves. As a newborn he built the first lyre from a tortoise shell and stole the cattle of Apollo. The Roman equivalent is Mercury.
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