Hermes

E9357
Greek god Olympian god mythological character

Hermes is the fleet-footed Greek god of trade, travel, and communication, who serves as messenger of the Olympian gods and guide of souls to the underworld.

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All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
Hermes canonical 113
Ερμής 2
Greek Hermes (by later interpreters) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (79)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek god ⓘ
Olympian god ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
appearsInWork Homeric Hymns ⓘ
Homer’s Iliad ⓘ
linked to: Homer's Iliad

Homer’s Odyssey ⓘ
linked to: Homer's Odyssey

Theogony by Hesiod ⓘ
linked to: Hesiod's Theogony
associatedConcept commerce ⓘ
cunning ⓘ
eloquence ⓘ
speed ⓘ
trickery ⓘ
associatedDeity Apollo ⓘ
Hades ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
associatedRegion Arcadia ⓘ
associatedWith Hermes Trismegistus ⓘ
linked to: Thoth

Hermetic literature ⓘ
linked to: Hermeticism

Hermeticism ⓘ
birthplace Mount Cyllene ⓘ
children Autolycus ⓘ
Hermaphroditus ⓘ
Myrtilus ⓘ
Pan ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
domain athletic contests ⓘ
boundaries ⓘ
communication ⓘ
herds and flocks ⓘ
luck ⓘ
messages ⓘ
thieves ⓘ
trade ⓘ
travel ⓘ
egyptianSyncretism Thoth ⓘ
epithet Argeiphontes ⓘ
Enodios ⓘ
linked to: Soter

Kriophoros ⓘ
Logios ⓘ
Psychopompos ⓘ
father Zeus ⓘ
greekName Ἑρμῆς ⓘ
lover Aphrodite ⓘ
Dryope ⓘ
Penelopeia ⓘ
linked to: Penelope
mother Maia ⓘ
norseEquivalent Odin ⓘ
notableMyth guiding Persephone back from Hades ⓘ
invention of the lyre ⓘ
messenger in the Iliad ⓘ
theft of Apollo’s cattle ⓘ
pantheon Olympian gods ⓘ
linked to: Twelve Olympians
parents Maia ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
role guide of souls to the underworld ⓘ
herald of the Olympians ⓘ
messenger of the gods ⓘ
patron of orators ⓘ
patron of tricksters ⓘ
protector of merchants ⓘ
protector of shepherds ⓘ
protector of travelers ⓘ
psychopomp ⓘ
romanEquivalent Mercury ⓘ
sacredAnimal ram ⓘ
rooster ⓘ
tortoise ⓘ
sacredNumber four ⓘ
sacredObject herm ⓘ
symbol caduceus ⓘ
herald’s staff ⓘ
petasos ⓘ
ram ⓘ
rooster ⓘ
tortoise ⓘ
winged sandals ⓘ
worshipCultCenter Arcadia ⓘ
Athens ⓘ
Olympia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (130)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlas → grandchildren → Hermes ⓘ
subject linked to: Atlas from Greek mythology
Mercury (branch) insignia → depicts → winged Roman god Mercury ⓘ
linked to: Hermes
Zeus → child → Hermes ⓘ
Ancient Greek religion → hasDeity → Hermes ⓘ
Calypso → visitedBy → Hermes ⓘ
Maia → parent → Hermes ⓘ
Maia → grandparent → Hermes ⓘ
Apollo → sibling → Hermes ⓘ
Mercury → namedAfter → Mercury (Roman god) ⓘ
linked to: Hermes
Prometheus Bound → featuresCharacter → Hermes ⓘ
Twelve Olympians → member → Hermes ⓘ
Hades → associatedFigure → Hermes Psychopompos ⓘ
linked to: Hermes
Pan → parent → Hermes ⓘ
Gigantomachy → involvesDeity → Hermes ⓘ
Cronus → grandfather → Hermes ⓘ
Rhea → grandparentOf → Hermes ⓘ
Ares → sibling → Hermes ⓘ
Homeric Hymns → containsHymnTo → Hermes ⓘ
Mercury program → namedAfter → Roman god Mercury ⓘ
linked to: Hermes
Perseus → aidedBy → Hermes ⓘ
Circe → lover → Hermes ⓘ
Circe → counteredBy → Hermes ⓘ
Zadig → hasCharacter → Hermes ⓘ
Mycenaean civilization → hasDeity → Hermes ⓘ
Arcadia → associatedWithDeity → Hermes ⓘ
Pandora → associatedWith → Hermes ⓘ
Ogygia → visitedBy → Hermes ⓘ
Mount Cyllene → associatedDeity → Hermes ⓘ
Mount Cyllene → sacredTo → Hermes ⓘ
Nymphs of Greek mythology → associatedDeity → Hermes ⓘ
Thoth → equatedWith → Hermes ⓘ
Kriophoros → epithetOf → Hermes ⓘ
Kriophoros → associatedWithDeity → Hermes ⓘ
Kriophoros → iconographicAttributeOf → Hermes ⓘ
Kriophoros → category → Hermes in art ⓘ
linked to: Hermes
Kriophoros → relatedEpithetOfHermes → Hermes Nomios ⓘ
linked to: Hermes
Hermaphroditus → father → Hermes ⓘ
Hermaphroditus → parent → Hermes ⓘ
Hermaphroditus → associatedWith → Hermes ⓘ
Autolycus → father → Hermes ⓘ
Autolycus → associatedWith → Hermes ⓘ
Psychopompos → refersTo → Hermes ⓘ
Psychopompos → appliedToDeity → Hermes ⓘ
Psychopompos → epithetOf → Hermes ⓘ
Myrtilus → father → Hermes ⓘ
Myrtilus → relatedDeity → Hermes ⓘ
Argeiphontes → refersTo → Hermes ⓘ
Argeiphontes → epithetOf → Hermes ⓘ
Tyche → possibleParent → Hermes ⓘ
Ermou Street → namedAfter → Hermes ⓘ