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Hermes Argeiphontes was a messenger of the gods. Hermes the son of the god Zeus and Maia. As the special servant and courier of Zeus, Hermes had winged sandals and a winged hat and bore a golden Caduceus, or magic wand, entwined with snakes and surmounted by wings. He was also the god of commerce, and the protector of traders and herds. He also protected gymnasiums and stadiums and was believed to be responsible for both good luck and wealth. Hermes was also a dangerous foe, a trickster, and a thief. On the day of his birth he stole the cattle of his brother, the sun god Apollo, and made the cattle walk backward. When confronted by Apollo, Hermes denied the theft. The brothers were finally reconciled when Hermes gave Apollo his newly invented lyre. Hermes was represented in early Greek art as a mature, bearded man; in classical art he became an athletic youth, nude and beardless.

More notably, as for the relevence to the Odyssey, Hermes conducted the souls of the dead to the underworld and was believed to possess magical powers over sleep and dreams. Hermes is a trickster and tactician much like Odysseus. He favors Odysseus and provides him with the molu flower to resist Circe's charms (X.299-330). He tells Odysseus how to intimidate Circe in a song, which he most probably played on his Lyre.

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-Hermes is the god of land travel, merchants, thieves, literature, athletics, and oratory. It is for his cunning and shrewdness that he is best known. When Hermes was born he broke out of his swaddling clothes and stole his brother Appollo's cattle. He covered his tracks by tying some straw to the cows tails. More notably, as for the relevence to ''the Odyssey'', Hermes guides souls to the Underworld and is the Messenger of the Gods.  Hermes is a trickster and tactician much like Odysseus. He favors Odysseus and provides him with the molu flower to resist [[Circe]]'s charms (X.299-330).  He tells Odysseus how to intimidate [[Circe]] in a song, which he most probably played on his Lyre, an early stringed instrument Hermes constructed out of a tortoise shell and cow intestines.
-[[http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hermes.html Hermes Info.]]
+Hermes Argeiphontes was a messenger of the gods. Hermes the son of the god Zeus and Maia. As the special servant and courier of Zeus, Hermes had winged sandals and a winged hat and bore a golden Caduceus, or magic wand, entwined with snakes and surmounted by wings.  He was also the god of commerce, and the protector of traders and herds. He also protected gymnasiums and stadiums and was believed to be responsible for both good luck and wealth. Hermes was also a dangerous foe, a trickster, and a thief. On the day of his birth he stole the cattle of his brother, the sun god Apollo, and made the cattle walk backward. When confronted by Apollo, Hermes denied the theft. The brothers were finally reconciled when Hermes gave Apollo his newly invented lyre. Hermes was represented in early Greek art as a mature, bearded man; in classical art he became an athletic youth, nude and beardless.
+More notably, as for the relevence to ''the Odyssey'', Hermes conducted the souls of the dead to the underworld and was believed to possess magical powers over sleep and dreams.  Hermes is a trickster and tactician much like Odysseus. He favors Odysseus and provides him with the molu flower to resist [[Circe]]'s charms (X.299-330).  He tells Odysseus how to intimidate [[Circe]] in a song, which he most probably played on his Lyre.
+(http://messagenet.com/myths/bios/hermes.html)