Greek God Hermes

   Hermes -called Mercury in Roman mythology- was born in a cave on Mount Cyllene of Arcadia (though some traditions hint at their birth in Olympus). His mother was the plethora Maya, daughter of Atlas, and his father was Zeus.

   He began making a man for himself, because at noon of the same day he was born, he escaped from his cradle to kill a turtle (in order to remove it's shell) and steal the cattle of oxen from his brother Apollo, to use his intestines to build the first lira (stringed musical instrument, used by the Greeks), and the plectrum (pick).

 Apollo with his power could discover that Hermes was the one who stole some of his cattle, so as he must apologized with Apolo handing him the lira. Then Hermes invented the syrinx (instrument similar to a flute wind), which showed Apollo thus establishing a close relationship between the two gods.

Pan

•  Hermes was the father of:                                             * Pan: Greek god of nature, sheep and flocks, Pan, was often said to be the son of Hermes and Dríope. In the Homeric Hymn to Pan, the mother of the newborn god fled from him, frightened by his appearance.                         

    * Hermaphrodite: Hermaphroditus was an immortal son of Hermes and Aphrodite. It was transformed into a hermaphrodite when the gods literally granted the nymph Salmacis his desire never to leave him.                                    * Abdero: Abdero was a son of Hermes who was devoured by the Mares of Diomedes. Abdero had been in charge of guard them while his friend Heracles fought with the men of Diomedes.

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 Hermes is the Olympian god of boundaries and the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and herds, speakers, eloquence and wit of the writers and poets, of athletics, of weights and measures, the invention and commerce in general, of the cunning of thieves and liars, patron of gymnastic games of the Greeks, the herald of the gods, and god of dreams. Hermes is the inventor of the fire of divine worship, the sacrifices, the syrinx (instrument similar to a flute wind), the lyre (a stringed instrument), and the plectrum (pick), and several other types of careers the sport of boxing. For this he was a patron of athletes and is described as a deified trickster. His symbols were the rooster and the tortoise, and can be recognized by his purse or pouch, his winged sandals, his petaso (wide-brimmed hat) and his caduceus or herald's wand. 

   

The Homeric hymn to Hermes invokes him as the "genius multiforme (polytropos), wily thoughts, thief, cattle rustler of cattle, head of dreams, night spy, gatekeeper, who would soon boast of glorious deeds to the immortal gods. The celebrations of this god were called Hermas.

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