Fun Trivia : Hermes

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Hermes

Hermes is the son of Zeus and which mountain nymph?

Greek God Hermes.


Maia. Maia was the eldest daughter of Atlas and Pleione, she is also one of the Pleiades, the nymphs turned into stars by Zeus.



Hermes Herald's Staff, a gift from his brother Apollo, assured the Gods messenger safe passage even in times of war in later mythology but earlier it was also used as a wand with the power to do what?

Greek God Hermes.


Put people to sleep and wake them again. The Herald's Staff was crowned with two snakes, symbolic of the soil and the Underworld. Other attributes of Hermes were his winged hat and shoes.



During the Trojan War, fulfilling his role as Hermes the "Wayfinder", he found a path to Achilles' hut and guided which person to plead for the return of Hector's body?

Greek God Hermes.


Priam. Priam was the Trojan King and Hector's father, the other options were three of his siblings. During the Trojan War Hermes was often send to steal something that was otherwise unobtainable so the Gods originally thought that the simplest solution to getting Hector's body would by to let Hermes steal it.



Following on from the Trojan War, Hermes aided Odysseus in his journey home by providing him information and immunity to the powers of which sorceress?

Greek God Hermes.


Circe. Circe, daughter of Helios, lived on the island of Aeaea, and turned all of Odysseus' men into swine and would have done the same thing to him too if not for Hermes wisdom.



In the myth of Pandora's Box, Zeus was angry and wanted to punish the human race so, before he sent the box containing all evil and sickness to Pandora, he gave some of the Gods jobs to ensure that Pandora would not resist temptation and open the box thus setting the evils free. What role did he give Hermes?

Greek God Hermes.


Hermes taught her how to deceive. Athena and other goddesses gave her beauty, finery and allure; Zeus took her into society himself and Hephaistos made her. Of course the only thing remaining in Pandora's Box was hope.



Apart from his role as messenger of the Gods what is Hermes other major function?

Greek God Hermes.


Guides the souls of the dead to Hades, the Underworld. Hermes was the God who most easily crossed the barrier between the living and the dead and took on the role of 'psychopomp', conductor of souls.



As a patron of shepherds what did Hermes have the power to do to herds?

Greek God Hermes.


Multiply them.



One of Hermes most famous acts was slaying the Hundred-Eyed monster by lulling it to sleep with stories. What was the name of this monster?

Greek God Hermes.


Argos. After this one of Hermes most common titles was 'Argeiophontes', that is, 'Slayer of Argos'.



Hermes had two children famous for having something unusual about them sexually, they were Hermaphroditus and Priapus, but which goddess was their mother?

Greek God Hermes.


Aphrodite. We get the English word Hermaphrodite from Hermaphroditus.



Finally, what was the name of Hermes Roman counterpart?

Greek God Hermes.


Mercury .