Hermes

Agriphontes

Messenger of the gods.

Genealogy

Maia

Zeus

Maia (mother)

Aeacus, Aethlius, Aglaia, Amphion, Aphrodite, Apollo, Arcas, Ares, Argus, Artemis, Asopus, Ate, Athena, Atropus, Atymnius, Calliope, Castor, Clio, Clotho, Corinthus, Dardanus, Dike, Dionysus, Eirene, Endymion, Epaphus, Erato, Eunomia, Euphrosyne, Euterpe, Hebe, Helen, Hellen, Hephaestus, Hercules, Iasion, Ilithyia, Lacedaemon, Lachesis, Megarus, Melpomene, Minos, Pan, Pelasgus, Persephone, Perseus, Pollux, Polymnia, Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon, Targitaüs, Terpsichore, Thalia, Thalia, Tityus, Urania, Zethus

Abderus, Autolycus, Bunus, Cephalus, Eleusis, Eurytus, Myrtilus, Pan, Polybus

Group

Olympians

Places
  1. Cilicia
  2. Cyllene
  3. Egypt
  4. Eleurethae
  5. Hades
  6. Lerna
  7. Lydia
  8. Nowhere
  9. Nysa
  10. Parnassus
  11. Pieria
  12. Pylos
  13. Rhodes
  14. Troy
  15. Unknown
Events
  1. The war between the Olympians and the Giants begins
  2. Zeus has his sinews restored to him
  3. Hermes visits Deucalion and Pyrrha, humanity reborn
  4. Hermes rescues Ares
  5. Nephele gets a ram with a golden fleece from Hermes
  6. Zeus orders Hermes to rescue Io from Argus
  7. Hermes kills Argus and rescues the cow Io
  8. The Danaids bury the heads of their murdered husbands
  9. Hermes and Athena help Perseus with his quest for the Gorgon’s head
  10. Perseus gets an adamantine sickle from Hermes
  11. Perseus gives the sandals, hat and kibisis to Hermes
  12. Hermes gives the sandals, hat and kibisis back to the nymphs
  13. Hercules gets a sword from Hermes
  14. Hercules meets the ghost of Medusa in Hades
  15. Hermes sells Hercules to Omphale
  16. Hermes rapes Apemosyne
  17. Zeus gives birth to Dionysus, gives him to Hermes
  18. Hermes gives baby Dionysus to Ino and Athamas
  19. Hermes brings Dionysus, in kid form, to the Hyades
  20. Hermes gives the lyre to Amphion
  21. Hermes steals Apollo’s cattle
  22. Hermes hides Apollo’s cattle in a cave
  23. Hermes sacrifices some of Apollo’s cattle
  24. Maia gives birth to Hermes
  25. Hermes, as a newborn, wanders away from his mother
  26. Hermes invents the lyre using a tortoise shell
  27. Apollo discovers his missing cattle
  28. Apollo accuses Hermes of taking his cows;Hermes denies it
  29. Apollo accuses Hermes of cattle theft before Zeus
  30. Hermes returns Apollo’s cattle to him
  31. Apollo trades his cows for Hermes’ lyre
  32. Zeus sends Hermes to Atreus
  33. Hermes delivers Zeus’ instructions to Atreus
  34. Hermes carries Helen to Egypt and gives her to Proteus
  35. Hermes retrieves Protesilaus from Hades
  36. When Protesilaus returns to Hades
  37. Hermes gives Odysseus moly
  38. Hermes trades his pipe to Apollo
  39. Zeus appoints Hermes herald of the gods
  40. Hermes seduces Polymele
  41. Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Hermes, and Hephaestus join the Achaean troops in battle
  42. Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Hermes and Hephaestus withdraw from the battle to the hill of Herakles
  43. Hermes refuses to fight Leto
  44. Iris tells Priam that Hermes will take him into the Greek camp alone
  45. Zeus sends Hermes to escort Priam to Achilles’ tent
  46. Hermes disguises himself as a Myrmidon
  47. Hermes takes Priam to Achilles
  48. Priam learns of the condition of Hector’s corpse
  49. Priam, not recognizing Hermes as a god, offers him reward to take him to Achilles
  50. Hermes gives Priam a hint about his true identity
  51. Hermes sends Priam into Achilles’ tent
  52. Hermes wakes Priam to leave the Greek camp
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.2
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.3
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.2
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.4
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.1
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 9.16
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.3
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 1.5
  9. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.2
  10. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.3
  11. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.11
  12. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.8
  13. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.12
  14. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 6.3
  15. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 2.1
  16. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.3
  17. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 5.5
  18. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.2
  19. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 14.3
  20. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 2.6
  21. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 2.12
  22. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.2
  23. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.5
  24. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.30
  25. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 7.16
  26. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 7.38
  27. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 100
  28. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 381
  29. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 486
  30. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 205
  31. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 178
  32. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 31
  33. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 20, Section 54
  34. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 497
  35. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 22
  36. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 104
  37. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 141
  38. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 176
  39. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 331
  40. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 339
  41. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 349
  42. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 357
  43. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 378
  44. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 389
  45. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 410
  46. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 432
  47. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 440
  48. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 468
  49. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 677
  50. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 24, Section 689
  51. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 2.5
  52. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 15.1
  53. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 22.8
  54. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 27.1
  55. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 28.6
  56. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 30.2
  57. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 34.3
  58. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 38.3
  59. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 38.7
  60. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 2.8
  61. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 3.4
  62. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 3.10
  63. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 4.7
  64. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 6.6
  65. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 9.8
  66. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 19.6
  67. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 19.7
  68. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 26.6
  69. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 31.10
  70. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 34.1
  71. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 38.7
  72. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 1.1
  73. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 11.11
  74. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 18.11
  75. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 18.12
  76. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 19.3
  77. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 22.13
  78. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 24.7
  79. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 26.2
  80. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 1.8
  81. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 30.2
  82. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 32.1
  83. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 33.4
  84. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 1.7
  85. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 7.10
  86. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 11.8
  87. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 14.8
  88. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 14.9
  89. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 15.5
  90. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 15.11
  91. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 17.3
  92. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 19.5
  93. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 20.2
  94. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 27.8
  95. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 26.5
  96. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 20.4
  97. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 22.2
  98. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 22.4
  99. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 27.1
  100. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 3.2
  101. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 3.6
  102. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 4.6
  103. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 14.10
  104. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 14.12
  105. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 16.1
  106. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 17.1
  107. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 17.2
  108. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 17.5
  109. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 30.6
  110. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 31.6
  111. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 31.7
  112. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 32.1
  113. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 32.2
  114. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 32.3
  115. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 32.4
  116. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 34.6
  117. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 35.2
  118. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 36.10
  119. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 39.6
  120. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 43.2
  121. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 47.4
  122. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 53.4
  123. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 5.8
  124. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 10.2
  125. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 17.2
  126. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 20.3
  127. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 22.1
  128. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 22.2
  129. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 24.5
  130. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 30.1
  131. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 34.3
  132. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 40.11
  133. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 12.6
  134. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 17.5
  135. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 32.4
  136. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 32.5
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