Study Guide

Hermes (Mercury)

Profile

Hermes is the messenger of the gods and the guide to the dead, so he's a busy guy. If you manage to catch him on a coffee break, though, you should totally have a chat with him. He has traveled almost everywhere and has a ton of good stories to tell. You better watch your wallet, though. Hermes is easy to get along with in general, but (being the god of thieves) he's also known for finding sneaky ways of stealing anything that catches his eye.

Basic Information

Name	Hermes
Nickname	Mercury (to the Romans)
Sex	Male
Current city	Mount Olympus

Work & Education

Occupation	Messenger of the Gods Guide to the Underworld God of Thieves and Trickery God of Travelers
Education	Ha! I'm amazing; I invented the lyre on the day I was born. What do I need with school?

Beliefs

Political views

Go Zeus!

Family & Friends (& Enemies)

Parents	Zeus (dad), Maia (mom)
Siblings	My dad has tons of children: Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Dionysus, Hebe, Athena, the Muses, Persephone, and more.
Children	Pan, Hermaphroditos, Priapos, Lykos, Pherespondos, Pronomos, Eleusis, Autolycus
Friends	Apollo Zeus (well, he's more of a boss than a friend)

Relationships

Relationship status	Married to Peitho, goddess of persuasion (We have an open relationship.)
Interested in	Friendship Dating

Favorites

TV Shows	Alias Psych The Riches
Quotations	"The person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief." – Cat Stevens" "Whenever you have truth it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected." – Mohandas Gandhi "Been caught stealing, once when I was five." – Jane's Addiction
Books	Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Household Tales by Brothers Grimm The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain The Odyssey (I taught Homer everything he knows) The Art of Public Speaking by Stephen Lucas Animal Farm by George Orwell
Music	The Police, Message in a Bottle LMFAO, Party Rock Anthem The Marvelettes, Please Mr. Postman Tom Petty, Free Fallin' Bob Dylan, Like A Rolling Stone Lady Gaga (I'm a monster) Elvis Presley, Return to Sender The Box Tops, The Letter
Movies	Robin Hood O Brother, Where Art Thou? The Sting Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Catch Me if You Can Ocean's Thirteen Trains, Planes, and Automobiles Fantastic Mr. Fox

Activities & Interests

Likes	Stamps Trains Airplanes Feasts Secrets Singing telegrams The lyre
Interests	Flying Pick pocketing Traveling Letter writing (it's a dying art)
Groups	Gods of Olympus I will go slightly out of my way to step on a crunchy looking leaf Everything Can Be Answered With a Simpsons Quote When I realised the word "bed" looks like a bed, my mind was blown.

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