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HERMES was the great Olympian God of animal husbandry, roads, travel, hospitality, heralds, diplomacy, trade, thievery, language, writing, persuasion, cunning wiles, athletic contests, gymnasiums, astronomy, and astrology. He was also the personal agent and herald of [|Zeus], the king of the gods. Hermes was depicted as either a handsome and athletic, beardless youth, or as an older bearded man. His attributes included the herald's wand or //kerykeion// (Latin //caduceus//), winged boots, and sometimes a winged travellers cap and chlamys cloak. Some of the more famous myths featuring the god include:-- This site contains a total of 13 pages describing the god, including general descriptions, mythology, and cult. The content of the various pages is outlined in the table below. Quotes for these pages are still being compiled (see bottom of this page for the current status of this project).
 * [|The theft of Apollon's cattle] which he accomplished as a toddler in the crib;
 * [|The transformation of the tell-tale] Battos to stone;
 * [|The slaying of Argos Panoptes], the hundred-eyed guardian of the nymph Io;
 * [|The assisting of Perseus] in the hero's quest to slay Medousa;
 * [|The seduction of Khione] on the same night as his brother Apollon;
 * [|The assisting of Odysseus] in his encounter with the witch Kirke.