Hermes
Hermes was the Olympian god of herds and flocks, travelers and
hospitality, roads and trade, thievery and cunning, heralds and
diplomacy, language and writing, athletic contests and gymnasiums,
astronomy and astrology. He was the herald and personal messenger
of Zeus, King of the Gods, and
also the guide of the dead who led souls down into the
underworld.
Hermes was depicted as either a handsome and athletic, beardless
youth or as an older, bearded man, with winged boots and a herald's
wand.
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