Facts about Hermes

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   A son of Zeus and the Pleiad Maia, Hermes was born in a cave on Mount Cyllene in Arcadia, according to the Homeric Hymn to Hermes.

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   Hermes conducted souls of the deceased to the underworld in his role as Psychopompos, a function central to Greek religious beliefs about the afterlife for over 1,000 years.

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   In ancient Greek commerce, Hermes served as the patron deity of merchants and thieves, making him one of the few Olympian gods directly associated with economic transactions and trade routes.

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   The winged sandals called talaria were one of Hermes' most recognizable symbols in ancient Greek art and mythology.

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