Hermes Greek God Myths. The earliest centre of his cult was probably arcadia, where mt. This page describes stories of the wrath of the god.

Noted for his impish character and constant search for amusement, hermes was one of the more colourful gods in greek mythology. But philostratus 2 places his birth in olympus. In greek mythology, hermes is among the most popular of the olympian deities, who was later appropriated as the roman god mercury.

Hermes And Apollo Myth. He is also considered the protector of human heralds, travellers, thieves, merchants, and orators. To make amends, hermes gave apollo his tortoise shell lyre.

Ἑρμῆς) is an olympian deity in ancient greek religion and mythology.hermes is considered the herald of the gods. 9 apollo presented his young friend with his own golden shepherd's staff, taught him the art of prophesying by means of dice, and zeus made him his own herald, and also of the gods of the lower world. He took out all of the skin and kept the shell.