PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Mercury is the Roman god of trade, profit, message and travel
IN GREEK CIVILIZATION, HE WAS HERMES
HE WAS ONE OF THE GODS OF THE ROMAN PANTHEON, THE 12 MAIN GODS
HIS TRADE MARKS WERE: WINGED HAT AND SANDALS, AND A CADUCEUS, A STAFF WITH SNAKES
when he was a few days old he stole apollos cows
APOLLO LET HIM KEEP THE COWS IN EXCHANGE FOR A LYRE
the romans originally thought of him as merchant and trade god of corn
HIS FESTIVAL, THE MERCURALIA, WAS CLEBRATED ON MAY 15TH
he was also the god of science and business
