1. The one famous messenger in the Greek mythology
Son of Zeus and Maia, who was a
daughter of the Titan Atlas
The messenger between the humans
and the gods
The guide of the dead souls, on their
way to the underworld.
The god of
thieves, heralds, athletes, literature
and a friend of mankind.

2. Right after being born, Hermes went out
and stole the cattle of Apollo. When
located back at his birth cave, Hermes
found a shell of a tortoise. He
slaughtered some of the oxen and used
the guts to make the first lyre.
Apollo found out what young Hermes had
done and went to the cave, demanding
justice. Zeus agreed to this. Then
Hermes surprised the gods by playing
his newly invented instrument. They
were all mesmerized by the beautiful
sound.
Apollo then let go of his charges against
Hermes, in exchange with this
wonderful innovation and also gave him
his golden shepherd staff.

3. Often portrayed:
as young athletic man or like an elderly man with beard
in a moving positing, as to show his roll of a messenger
Attributes:
Winged boots, A golden staff (caduceus), Syrinx (pan-pipe), broad-
brimmed hat, winged cap

4. Mercury
Due to the Roman mythology:
Symbolized the first planet from the sun
Sometimes portrayed as a hermaphrodite
In other ways theses two are alike in almost
every way
A clean copy