Hermes

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 Hermes was the god of animal husbandry, roads, travel, hospitality, omens, skill, trade, thievery, language, writing, persuasion, cunning tricks, athletic contests, gymnasiums, astronomy, and astrology. He was also Zeus’s personal messenger god. He punished Epimetheus by giving his wife Pandora a magic box that was destined to put all of the evil into the world. Hermes was the son of the god of gods, Zeus, and one of Zeus’s wives Maia, a wood nymph. His brother was named Apollo, and his son was the one and only centaur, Pan. Some myths even suggest that Hermes was decended from Atlas, the titan who held up the sky. Hermes was best known and symbolized by a winged travelers cap and winged sandals. Hermes was depicted usually as a young man wearing a pair of winged sandals and a travelers cap which sometimes also had wings on it. He was a shrewd yet cunning youth. He lived with the other main gods on Mt. Olympus. Hermes could steal anything and even earned himself the name ‘The Golden Thief.’ Hermes was a sneaky god who loved music and even invented the first lyre out of cow gut grease and and a hollowed out turtle shell. As you can see, Hermes was a crafty character.

In the myth **__“How Hermes Stole Apollo’s Cattle”__**, it says that Hermes stole his brother, Apollo’s cattle in Pieria, and then hid them inside a grotto in Pylos. This means that the story takes place in Greece. The Nymph Maia is included in this myth along with the gods Zeus, Hermes, Apollo, and also a few of the villagers. Maia makes a mistake by not keeping Hermes carefully under her watch, and Apollo gives Hermes his cattle for a lyre. This was in fact Hermes' first stolen item, or in this case, items, and later, he got so good at thievery, that some people called him the Golden Crook. Hermes was the inspiration for one of the worlds largest floral companies. Hermes Floral corp. is a good name for this company because it suggests that they deliver their flowers as quickly as Hermes, the messenger god delivers messages.    Works Cited FTD image of Hermes. N.d. //FTD.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2012. . “Hermes.” //Factmonster.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Mar. 2012. <http://www.factmonster.com/‌ce6/‌society/‌A0823496.html>. “HERMES FAMILY.” //theoi.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <http://www.theoi.com/‌Olympios/‌HermesFamily.html>. Patrick, Monica. “Interesting Facts About Hermes.” //eHow//. Verisign, n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. <http://www.ehow.com/‌facts_5577216_interesting-hermes.html>. Picture of Hermes. N.d. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. <http://images.wikia.com/‌olympians/‌images/‌3/‌3f/‌Hermes.jpg>. Tilden, Eric. //Information About Hermes//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2012. <http://www.ehow.com/‌facts_5499554_information-hermes.html>.

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