God of the Roadways, Travelers, Merchants and Thieves (Her'-meez)
Distinguishing Features: Jogger's clothes and winged athletic shoes, a cell phone that turns into the caduceus, his symbol of power - a winged staff with two snakes, George and Martha, entwined around it.
Now: Hermes is a hard person to find, because he's always on the run. When he's not delivering messages for the gods, he's running a telecommunications company, an express delivery service, and every other type of business you can imagine that involves travel. Did you have a question about his activities as god of thieves? Leave a message. He'll get back to you in a few millennia.
Then: Hermes got started young as a troublemaker. When he was one day old, he sneaked out of his crib and stole some cattle from his brother Apollo. Apollo probably would've blasted the young tyke to bits, but fortunately Hermes appeased him with a new musical instrument he created called the lyre. Apollo liked it so much he forgot all about the cows. The lyre made Apollo very popular with the ladies, which was more than he could say about the cattle.
Symbol: the caduceus
Roman name: Mercury
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