Hermes
Greek · deity · heroic age · deity
Son of Zeus and Maia, herald of the gods, guide of souls and trickster.
Parentage
Children
Domains
- heralds and travel
- boundaries and trade
Powers
- Conducts the souls of the dead to the underworld
- Lulls or wakes mortals with a touch of his wand
- Carries the decrees of Zeus to gods and men
Epithets
- Ἀργειφόντης
- Ψυχοπομπός
- Διάκτορος
- ἐριούνιος
- Ἀγοραῖος
- Λόγιος
- χρυσόρραπις
- ἐύσκοπος
- Κριοφόρος
Relations
- sibling: Hebe
- sibling: Ares
- sibling: Apollo
- sibling: Aeacus
- sibling: Athena
- sibling: Dionysus
- sibling: Artemis
- interpretatio: Thoth
- syncretism: Anubis
- interpretatio: Kadmilos, the Divine Attendant of the Great Gods