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WHO IS HERMES?
Zeus
Maia
Hermes
Roles: Messenger, Guides souls to the
Underworld
Pan, Abderus,
Hermaphroditus
WHAT DID HERMES ACCOMPLISH?
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1st Lyre! (Made it when he was a baby)
Helped Perseus in his quest to slay Medusa
Assisted Odysseus in an encounter with the witch Kirke
Turned Princess Agraulos into stone after she attempted to stop
Hermes from visiting her sister Herse
• Rescued Zeus’ babe, Io, from some giant
• Helped create Pandora (first woman)
EXTRAS
• Invented alphanumeric language, and is an author of many other
inventions
• Cunning, but helpful
• His frequent communication with humans had him promote social
intercourse, and he was friendly towards men
• Often portrayed as a handsome, young bearded man.
• Like all the other Greek gods, he had human emotions and judgments.
WORKS CITED
Atsma, Aaron J. "HERMES." Theoi Greek Mythology. Amazon, 2011. Web. 16 Oct.
2014.
Leadbetter, Ron. "Hermes." Encyclopedia Mythica. MCMXCV - MMIX Encyclopedia
Mythica, 08 Feb. 2006. Web. 15 Oct. 2014.