Hermes.
The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
Meaning & usage
The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
The Egyptian Thoth, identified with the Greek Hermes.
The planet Mercury when observed as an evening star.
Where this word comes from
From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly of non-Indo-European substrate origin or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”).
A head or bust on a square base, often double-faced.
Where this word comes from
From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly of non-Indo-European substrate origin or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”).
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