Hermes The Gods Messenger
The Messenger of the Gods
Thieves, Merchants, and even sheep! These are all things that Hermes likes to hang around, as well as being the messenger of the gods. Big title, right? Let’s talk about that. Hermes, also known as Mercury in the Roman culture is the god of merchants, thievery, and shepherds. He also acting as the messenger of the gods. We was good friends with Zeus, his father, and Apollo, the sun god. He became friends with Apollo at a very early age. As the story goes, as an infant Hermes was quite the trickster. Even to this day he likes to play tricks on the gods for his own amusement. His first trick he pulled was against Apollo, the sun god. Apollo is also known for shepherding. After leaving his flock for a few seconds, Apollo let his guard down, allowing Hermes to take the opportunity to steal the flock, and run away with it at very high speeds. …show more content…
He then stomped on over to the cave Hermes was living in, and grabbed him, taking him to Mount Olympus to be tried by Zeus. Zeus took pity on his son, and told him that he would not suffer punishment. However, he did have to give the flock back. Another thing Apollo is known for is music, and because Hermes felt so bad after tricking him, Hermes gave Apollo the musical instrument that he made, the lyre. This was a string instrument that was made out of the shell of a tortoise. After that, the two became buddies. Hermes had 8 kids, all of which possessed mystical properties that set them apart from humans. One was named Pan. Pan was a satyr, which is like a goat equivalent of a centaur, with the legs of a goat and a body of a man. Pan was the god of nature, the wild, and
Thieves, Merchants, and even sheep! These are all things that Hermes likes to hang around, as well as being the messenger of the gods. Big title, right? Let’s talk about that. Hermes, also known as Mercury in the Roman culture is the god of merchants, thievery, and shepherds. He also acting as the messenger of the gods. We was good friends with Zeus, his father, and Apollo, the sun god. He became friends with Apollo at a very early age. As the story goes, as an infant Hermes was quite the trickster. Even to this day he likes to play tricks on the gods for his own amusement. His first trick he pulled was against Apollo, the sun god. Apollo is also known for shepherding. After leaving his flock for a few seconds, Apollo let his guard down, allowing Hermes to take the opportunity to steal the flock, and run away with it at very high speeds. …show more content…
He then stomped on over to the cave Hermes was living in, and grabbed him, taking him to Mount Olympus to be tried by Zeus. Zeus took pity on his son, and told him that he would not suffer punishment. However, he did have to give the flock back. Another thing Apollo is known for is music, and because Hermes felt so bad after tricking him, Hermes gave Apollo the musical instrument that he made, the lyre. This was a string instrument that was made out of the shell of a tortoise. After that, the two became buddies. Hermes had 8 kids, all of which possessed mystical properties that set them apart from humans. One was named Pan. Pan was a satyr, which is like a goat equivalent of a centaur, with the legs of a goat and a body of a man. Pan was the god of nature, the wild, and