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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation). Hermes God of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit, and messages Member of the Twelve Olympians Hermes Ingenui ...
[a] His name is compounded of his parents' names, Hermes and Aphrodite. [1] He was one of the Erotes [citation needed]. Because Hermaphroditus was a child of Hermes, and consequently a great-grandchild of Atlas (Hermes's mother Maia was the daughter of Atlas), he is sometimes called Atlantiades (Greek: Ἀτλαντιάδης). [2]
Many of the Greek deities are known from as early as Mycenaean (Late Bronze Age) civilization. This is an incomplete list of these deities [n 1] and of the way their names, epithets, or titles are spelled and attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in the Linear B [n 2] syllabary, along with some reconstructions and equivalent forms in later Greek.
Hermes is the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology. The masculine given name may also refer to: Saint Hermes, several Christian martyrs; Hermes Trismegistus ("Hermes the thrice-greatest"), the purported author of the Hermetic Corpus, a series of Egyptian-Greek wisdom texts from the 2nd century AD and later; Hermes L. Ames (1865–1920), New ...
Atlantiades or Atlantiadis (Greek: Ατλαντιάδης) may refer to: Hermes, Olympian god. His mother, Maia was the daughter of Atlas, whence he is also called Atlantiades. Hermaphroditus, was the son of Aphrodite and Hermes. Because he was a son of Hermes, and consequently a great-grandson of Atlas, he is also called Atlantiades.
Bulgarian archaeologists stumbled upon unexpected treasure this week during a dig in an ancient Roman sewer - a well-preserved, marble statue depicting the Greek god Hermes. The discovery of the 6 ...
Hermes of Aegium (Greek: Ερμής του Αιγίου) is a lifesize Roman sculpture of the Greek messenger god Hermes found in the town of Aegium in southern Greece in mid nineteenth century. It is now housed in the National Archaeological Museum in the capital Athens under accession number 241. It is nearly intact with minor damage.
Pages and categories relating to Hermes, the god of commerce and messengers in Greek mythology. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.