HERMES

MY YOUTH

• I was born on Mount Cyllene.
• When I was born, I stole sheep from Apollo and hid them in Athens
• I used cow intestines and a tortoise shell to make the first lyre/reed pipes.
• I went back home unnoticed. When I was blamed by Zeus and Apollo for stealing the sheep ,
• I played music on my pipes and I gave him the pipes for the sheep.

I AM THE GOD OF,

• Weights and Measures,
• Shepherds,
• Athletics ,
• Thieves,
• And Merchants, just to name a few.

I AM KNOWN FOR,

• My staff,
• Being the Messenger of the Gods,
• And being a guider to dead souls to the Underworld.

MY COUNTERPART, MERCURY

• Also known as Alipes, or " With winged feet" in Roman.
• Known for a famous festival celebrated on May 15th called Mercuralia,
• Has a temple in Rome on Aventine Hill dating back to 490b.c.

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