Hermes


 * Greek Name: Hermes
 * Roman Name: Mercury
 * Messenger of the Gods
 * Symbols: originally a wand with ribbons but then the ribbons were eventually shown as snakes because he was fighting with snakes and they twined themselves together in peace. This is the sign shown on medical offices, doctors offices, and ambulances. Another symbol is a sneaker with wings, which is used to represent track and speed. Usually wheres wings at his heels because of his quickness.
 * Hermes invented the lyre on the first day after he was born. Later that day, he also stole Apollo's sacred cattle and cleverly made the cattle walk backward so their tracks wouldn't point to his house. When Apollo accused Hermes of stealing the cattle, Hermes' mother Maia insisted that Hermes couldn't have because he was with her the whole time. But Hermes' father Zeus who knew all about it, said Hermes had stolen them really and he should give them back. At this point Hermes began to play his lyre, and Apollo loved the music so much that he agreed to let Hermes keep the cattle in exchange for the lyre.
 * His job was to convey souls to the underworld.
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