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 | | Hermes (Greek ʽἙρμῆς IPA [her'me:s]), in Greek mythology, is the god of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of orators, literature and poets, of athletics, of weights and measures and invention and commerce in general, of liars, and of the cunning of thieves. |
 | | Hermes was the herald to the gods (messenger of the gods) so he had to guide the souls of the dead to the underworld, the person who does this is called a psychopomp. |
 | | Hermes as an inventor of fire is a parallel of the Titan, Prometheus. |
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