Hermes6

= **Analysis** = Hermes was more humanoid than any other god. The fact that he is humanoid, I believe, shows that the Greeks like what is familiar. This shows that the Greeks wanted a god that they could strongly relate to. The other gods were more god like and didn't do humanly things. He is also cunning, which shows that the Greeks found stories of tricksters to be interesting and that they solved problems by being smart. The story in which he kills Argus shows that the Greeks thought that you could not use force without shrewdness. His stories also show that the Greeks highly valued music. Him being a messenger also shows that they needed to talk to each other. It also shows that the Greeks liked to have a designated person to deliver messages and they supported having someone in charge or doing a certain activity.
 * Summary** Hermes, the son of Zeus and Maia, also called Mercury by the Romans, is the Greek god of travelers and thieves. Often said to be the cleverest of the gods he stole Apollo’s cattle when he was less than one day old. He got back in Apollo’s good graces by inventing the lyre, a stringed instrument much like a harp, and giving it to him. Many myths have told he invented the shepherd’s pipe, sometimes reffered to as pan pipes. It is often said that he is the father of Pan and sometimes the father of Silenus as well. His symbols were the caduceus, a winged stick with snakes twirled around it, and his winged hat and shoes. [[image:Lyre_JPEG.JPG width="250" height="303"]][[image:reynoldsmythology/Hermes2.JPG width="190" height="324"]]
 * Modern Day Connections to Hermes [[image:reynoldsmythology/Tobias_JPEG.JPG width="219" height="241" align="right"]] **
 * Mark Weber Tobias is a lock breaker. He has even broken into the pentagon. But he doesn’t take anything when he breaks into; he just shows the people how many locks are exposed. For his bigger jobs he is hired for. He says his role in society is to show people that certain locks aren’t as safe as they are called. He has exposed many businesses and given then ways to make them better. He is like Hermes because Hermes also does mischievous things, but returns what he did. Hermes was also born as a baby, but was very smart. Tobias is also one of the smartest people in the country.
 * Hermes was the early idea of FedEx or UPS. The idea of having a person to take mail between two different people was advanced as the Greeks “created” Hermes. Hermes took messages between about every God. Hermes was used for about every god to send messages to the underworld, since the others were too lazy or scared to enter the underworld. FedEx and UPS both takes mail across the world and allows things to get to other countries. Before the business’s were popular, people had to send things around the world privately for the most part, making shipping very expensive. Hermes made life easier for all the gods.
 * If Hermes had a modern day job, he would definitely be a politician. He is one of the best gods at talking his way out of things. When he was born he stole one of Apollo’s cattle, but instead of him and Apollo hating each other, he sent him an instrument he made, the lyre. The first time Zeus fell in love with a human (Io), he turned her into a cow, because Hera was going to be jealous. Hera then asked for the cow as a present, because she knew it actually was a human. Hera left Argus, the man with one hundred eyes, to watch the cow. Zeus believed Hermes was the most cunning god, so he sent him to get Io. Hermes went to tell Argus many boring stories, making him fall asleep. Hermes took Io and brought her back to Zeus. This is a plan any politician would do to get out of trouble.

=works cited= nonprint Photograph. //In.Security Home//. Marc Tobias. 2007. Web. 9 Nov 2011. . "The Lyre." Photograph. Mishkan Ministries, 2005. Web. 9 Nov 2011. . "Fig. 37. — Hermes, or Mercury.." Graphic. //Hermes or Mercury//. Elfinspell, Web. 9 Nov 2011. .

print Hamilton, Edith. //Mythology Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes//. New York NY: Signet, Signet Classics, Mentor, Plume and Meridian books, 1940. Print.