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Hermes (Greek, Ἑρμῆς, IPA: /ˈhɝmiːz/), in Greek mythology, is the Olympian go of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of thieves and road travelers, of orators and wit, of literature and poets, of athletics, of weights and measures, of invention, of general commerce, and of the cunning of thieves and liars. The analogous Roman deity is Mercury.

Trivia about hermes

  • On the day of his birth, this Greek messenger god stole his brother's cattle
  • Maia, the mother of this Greek messenger of the gods, was one of the Pleiades
  • In the "Odyssey" Zeus sends this messenger god to tell Calypso to free Odysseus
  • Founded in 1837 to make saddles, this French firm is renowned for accessories like scarves & handbags
  • Daphnis, who invented pastoral poetry, was the son of this Greek messenger god & a Sicilian nymph
  • This Greek messenger of the gods gives Odysseus an herb that protects him from Circe's spell
  • I need a messenger-god to pick up some scarves at this store at 24, Faubourg Saint-Honore
  • This company is putting the kibosh on sellers of those Jelly Kelly knock-offs of its Kelly bags
  • The Birkin bag, named for actress Jane Birkin, is a status symbol from this French company
  • Because he was clever & inventive, this speedster with winged sandals was sometimes called the "master thief"
  • Zeus' herald, he's the god of roads, travel & athletic contests
  • Mercury
  • A noted thief, this messenger of the gods probably wouldn't be welcome at a certain B.H. silk tie store
  • Praxiteles sculpted this Greek equivalent of Mercury "carrying the infant Dionysus"
  • Mercury's counterpart, this Greek messenger of the gods carries a caduceus
  • In 1937 this French leather-goods maker produced its first silk scarf
  • He invented the lyre & gave it to Apollo; Apollo gave him the caduceus in return

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