IS HERMES MYTHICAL OR REAL? BOTH MAY BE ACCORDING TO HISTORY.

TALK ABOUT MULTI PERSONALITIES? HERMI IS A HUMAN, A GOD, A WOLF, A BEAR, A LION, A BOAR,  A CELESTIAL STAR. HERMI MEANS A HEAP OF ROCKS, GUARD POST FOR PROTECTION. A GOD OF BOUNDARIES, THE WATCHMAN, THE DOORMAN. MONSTER FIGHTING ANIMALS. HUNTER, MESSENGER RITE OF PASSAGE, CATTLE THIEF, GOD OF FETERILTY, GOD OF NYMPHS, DREAM GOD, MESSENGER OF THE GODS. INVENTION OF MUSIC, CREATED COMMERCE, GOD OF TRAVEL & DIPLOMACY, SPORTS CREATOR, SOUL GUIDE, HERALD OF THE GODS, GUIDE  TO THE UNDERWORLD & THE ORGIN OF HUMANITY.

HERMES: The Messenger & Divine Trickster AND GOD OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY

Hermes, Greek god, son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia; often identified with the Roman Mercury and with Casmilus or Cadmilus, one of the Cabeiri. His name is probably derived from herma (see herm), the Greek word for a heap of stones, such as was used in the country to indicate boundaries or as a landmark. The earliest centre of his cult was probably Arcadia, where Mt. Cyllene was reputed to be his birthplace. There he was especially worshipped as the god of fertility, and his images were ithyphallic.

Both in literature and cult Hermes was constantly associated with the protection of cattle and sheep, and he was often closely connected with deities of vegetation, especially Pan and the nymphs. In the Odyssey, however, he appears mainly as the messenger of the gods and the conductor of the dead to Hades. Hermes was also a dream god, and the Greeks offered to him the last libation before sleep. As a messenger, he may also have become the god of roads and doorways, and he was the protector of travellers.

Treasure casually found was his gift, and any stroke of good luck was attributed to him; this conception and his function as a deity of gain, honest or dishonest, are natural derivatives of his character as a god of fertility. In many respects he was Apollo’s counterpart; like him, Hermes was a patron of music and was credited with the invention of the kithara and sometimes of music itself. He was also god of eloquence and presided over some kinds of popular divination.

Hermes  Greek: Is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Hermes is considered the herald of the gods. He is also considered the protector of human heralds, travellers, thieves, merchants, and orators. He is able to move quickly and freely between the worlds of the mortal and the divine, aided by his winged sandals. Hermes plays the role of the psychopomp or "soul guide"—a conductor of souls into the afterlife.

In myth, Hermes functions as the emissary and messenger of the gods, and is often presented as the son of Zeus and Maia, the Pleiad. Hermes is regarded as "the divine trickster,"about which the Homeric Hymn to Hermes offers the most well-known account.

His attributes and symbols include the herma, the rooster, the tortoise, satchel or pouch, talaria (winged sandals), and winged helmet or simple petasos, as well as the palm tree, goat, the number four, several kinds of fish, and incense. However, his main symbol is the caduceus, a winged staff intertwined with two snakes copulating and carvings of the other gods. His attributes had previously influenced the earlier Etruscan god Turms, a name borrowed from the Greek "herma". Many statues of phallic imagery form fence posts to ward off the enemy.

In Roman mythology and religion many of Hermes' characteristics belong to Mercury, a name derived from the Latin merx, meaning "merchandise," and the origin of the words "merchant" and "commerce."

One of the most enduring myths about Hermes as a trickster involved the theft of his older brother Apollo's cattle. According to legend, shortly after birth, Hermes secretly left his home and hid the cattle of Apollo (god of the sun).

THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW: The goddess he loved the most was Aphrodite (the Greek goddess of procreation and love), with whom he had 2 children – Priapus and Hermaphroditus (he has a great relationship with both his feminine and masculine sides). Furthermore, he was the father of Pan who was half man and half goat and the god of flocks and shepherds.  Among the 12 Olympian gods, he was the only one who was admitted traveling to Heaven, Earth, and Underworld, plus it was his job to transfer the dead souls to the Underworld.

THINGS YOU MAY WANT TO SAVE: The Homeric Hymns have survived for two and a half millennia because of their captivating stories, beautiful language, and religious significance. Well before the advent of writing in Greece, they were performed by traveling bards at religious events, competitions, banquets, and festivals. These thirty-four poems invoking and celebrating the gods of ancient Greece raise questions that humanity still struggles with—questions about our place among others and in the world.

ZENTRAVELER SAYS: Maybe their are many Gods not just the one God that Christianity writes about in the Bible.

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