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Hermes (other)
Hermes is the divine messenger of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology. Hermes may also refer to: * Hermes Trismegistus, legendary Hellenistic figure and purported author of the ''Hermetica'' Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Hermes (Harry Potter), Percy Weasley's owl * Hermes (Marvel Comics) * Hermes Conrad, in the animated TV series ''Futurama'' * Hermes, a talking motorcycle in the anime ''Kino's Journey'' * Hermès Costello, in the manga ''Stone Ocean'' * Hermes, in Hermes & Renato, a Brazilian comedy troupe *Hermes, in the 2013 video game ''Goodbye Deponia'' Other uses * Hermes (classical philology journal), ''Hermes'' (classical philology journal), a German periodical founded in 1866 * Hermes (publication), ''Hermes'' (publication), a literary journal published by the University of Sydney Union * Hermes (sculpture), ''Hermes'' (sculpture), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. * Hermes Records, an Iranian record label Businesses * Hermès, a French luxury-good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermes
Hermes (; grc-gre, Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Hermes is considered the herald of the gods. He is also considered the protector of human heralds, travellers, thieves, merchants, and orators. He is able to move quickly and freely between the worlds of the mortal and the divine, aided by his winged sandals. Hermes plays the role of the psychopomp or "soul guide"—a conductor of souls into the afterlife. In myth, Hermes functions as the emissary and messenger of the gods, and is often presented as the son of Zeus and Maia, the Pleiad. Hermes is regarded as "the divine trickster," about which the '' Homeric Hymn to Hermes'' offers the most well-known account. His attributes and symbols include the herma, the rooster, the tortoise, satchel or pouch, talaria (winged sandals), and winged helmet or simple petasos, as well as the palm tree, goat, the number four, several kinds of fish, and incense. However, his main symbol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
