Deity Twelve Olympians
Hermes
Ἑρμῆς grc
Olympian god in Greek religion and mythology; the emissary and messenger of the gods; the god of trade, heraldry, merchants, commerce, roads, thieves, trickery, sports, travelers, and athletes; the son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia
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Olympian god in Greek religion and mythology; the emissary and messenger of the gods; the god of trade, heraldry, merchants, commerce, roads, thieves, trickery, sports, travelers, and athletes; the son of Zeus and the Pleiad MaiaWikidata record description. Read Hermes in the Wikipedia reader.
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 74
Kinship in an account 58
- child of (child) Maia Pleiad and mother of Hermes
- child of (child) Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
- parent of (child) Abderus son of Hermes in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Aethalides mythical son of Hermes
- parent of (father) Angelia daughter of Hermes
- parent of (child) Antias son of Hermes in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Aptale son of Hermes in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Arabos mythological Greek character, eponym of the Arabs
- parent of (child) Astacus Son of Hermes
- parent of (child) Autolycus son of Daedalion in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Bounos mythical character
- parent of (child) Cephalus son of Hermes and Herse in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Ceryx son of Eumolpus in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Cydon son of Tegeates in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Cynosurus mythical son of Hermes
- parent of (child) Damascus son of Hermes in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Damascus mythological Greek character
- parent of (child) Daphnis mythological Greek character, son of Hermes, inventor of Bucolics
- parent of (child) Dolops mythological Greek character, son of Hermes
- parent of (child) Echion Argonaut, son of Hermes, in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Eleusis eponymous hero of the town of Eleusis
- parent of (child) Eudoros Greek mythical character, leader of the Myrmidons
- parent of (child) Eurestus son of Hermes in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Eurymachus son of Hermes in Greek mythology
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- parent of (child) Eurytus Greek mythical character, son of Hermes, Argonaut
- parent of (father) Hermaphroditus son of Aphrodite and Hermes in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Luke Castellan fictional character in Percy Jackson and the Olympians
- parent of (child) Myrtilus son of Hermes in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Norax son of Hermes in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Palaestra mythical daughter or lover of Hermes
- parent of (father) Pan Greek god of the mountain wilds, shepherds, flocks, rustic music, fertility, spring, and theatrical criticism, with the hindquarters, legs, and horns of a goat
- parent of (child) Pharis son of Hermes in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Polybus of Sicyon son of Hermes and Chthonophyle
- parent of (father) Priapus ancient Greek deity
- parent of (child) Prylis Son of Hermes and the Lesbian nymph Issa
- parent of (child) Samon son of Hermes mythical settler of Samothrace
- parent of (child) Silenus figure in Greek mythology; tutor to Dionysus
- parent of (child) Tryphon ancient Greek epigrammatist with one poem in Greek Anthology
- parent of (father) Tyche Greek goddess of fortune
- partner of Acacallis daughter of Minos in Greek mythology
- partner of Alcidamea mythical partner of Hermes, and mother of Bunus
- partner of (spouse) Antianeira Greek mythical character, daughter of Menetus
- partner of Aphrodite Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation
- partner of Astabe daughter of Peneus
- partner of Chione mother of Philammon and Autolycus by Apollo and Hermes respectively
- partner of Chthonophyle daughter of Sicyon in Greek mythology
- partner of Cleobule mythical character
- partner of Creusa legendary princess of Athens
- partner of (spouse) Daeira Oceanid, mother of Eleusis by Hermes
- partner of Dryope mother of Pan
- partner of Erytheia
- partner of Eupolemeia daughter of Myrmidon in Greek mythology
- partner of Herse Athenian princess, daughter of Cecrops
- partner of Iphthime nymph from Greek mythology
- partner of Issa character from Greek mythology
- partner of Penelope dryad
- partner of Philonis daughter of Deioneus in Greek mythology
- partner of Thronia daughter of Belus, water deity in Greek mythology
Family 16
- parent of (father) Abderus son of Hermes in Greek mythology
- parent of (father) Aethalides mythical son of Hermes
- parent of (father) Arcesius legendary king of Ithaca
- parent of (father) Autolycus son of Daedalion in Greek mythology
- parent of (father) Ceryx son of Eumolpus in Greek mythology
- parent of (father) Daphnis mythological Greek character, son of Hermes, inventor of Bucolics
- parent of (father) Eleusis eponymous hero of the town of Eleusis
- parent of (father) Eudoros Greek mythical character, leader of the Myrmidons
- parent of (father) Myrtilus son of Hermes in Greek mythology
- parent of (father) Silenus figure in Greek mythology; tutor to Dionysus
- partner of Acacallis daughter of Minos in Greek mythology
- partner of Chione mother of Philammon and Autolycus by Apollo and Hermes respectively
- partner of Creusa legendary princess of Athens
- partner of Erytheia nymph in Greek mythology, one of the Hesperids
- partner of Herse Athenian princess, daughter of Cecrops
- sibling of Manes king of Maeonia
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Affiliation 1
Identification 8
- Cadmilus Greek divinity associated with the Cabeiroi
- Lugh Irish mythological character and probable deity
- Malakbel Sun god of the pantheon of the city of Palmyra
- Mercury Roman god of trade, merchants, thieves and travel
- Mercury classical astrological planet
- Thoth Egyptian deity
- Tir ancient Armenian god of writing
- Turms equivalent of Roman Mercury and Greek Hermes, both gods of trade and the messenger god between people and gods
Attribute 3
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