Hermes: The Messenger & Divine Trickster - (Greek Mythology Explained)

Today we finally take a look at another figure from Greek mythology, the much requested Hermes. We discuss his origins and the stories that he features in as well as his overall personality.
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[@MythologyFictionExplained]

I'm not sure what kind of impact article 13 is going to have on the channel so I'll be trying limit the artwork I use to mostly pieces I've had commissioned for the video.

[@manosbouzoubouzou1386]

Mythology & Fiction Explained That was a great video my friend. You indeed know a great deal about our great mythology,I’m truly grateful that you have a interest in it and explain and show this great godly yet so human like mythology. Thank you my friend.

[@rolyngeorges7315]

Can I ask you a question? Is Hermes Gay, Straight, or Bi? Cuz I've heard that he has some male lovers along with Female lovers. So I just wanna know for sure.

[@angelwolf8877]

@@rolyngeorges7315 back in the time of God and goddesses the term bi, gay or straight didn't exist. Love was free from terms and people didn't have to worry about if it was wrong to be with someone of the same gender. Though out Egypt, Greek, Rome and other ancient you can see that love didn't have any bonds and was pretty free. It wasn't until when Christianity came into the picture that it was deem wrong to be gay and bi and that you must only be man and woman. It was also in this timeline that women lost most of their rights and freedom because up onto this point in time a lot of ancient civilization allow women to have the same rights as men and saw women as equals to men, but that is beside the point. The point is, to ask if this God is gay, bi or straight is pointless because back then it didn't matter nor did they care. So is he bi? Gay? Straight? Who knows as it was never written down as things like that didn't exist back then.

[@jacopoarmini7889]

angel wolf that's... Way too simplistic. Greco-roman gods were indeed mostly bisexual, but to say that before christianity everyone was free to do as they pleased is incorrect. in ancient Greece and Rome homosexuality between free men and women was frowned upon and even punished, christianity simply embodied the changing times, and, in the Middle Ages and Renaissance homosexual couples weren't as persecuted as we believe today. You shouldn't blame everything on one single culture or belief, as reality is way more multifaceted than we like to believe.

[@rolyngeorges7315]

@@jacopoarmini7889 Thank you bro.

[@TheMoonShepard]

Hermes is like that one character that seems unremarkable but is actually OP af.

[@deffonotdio6751]

On danmachi I'm like 99% sure that's what he is

[@minhhuonginh3105]

He's the OP underdog XD

[@cavalierliberty6838]

...you feel your sins crawling up your back.

[@kennylunacy]

Until he fucked with Kratos.

[@johnlawful2272]

@@kennylunacy those gods are nerfed and that kratos mostly took Hercules background

[@AngelaRichter65]

I've always liked Hermes. I loved that the Greeks had a god of thieves. Not because I like to steal, but because thieves, to the Greeks, had to show intelligence and cunning, which I hold in high esteem. I used to tell my kids stories about him and Athena at bedtime, and I tell my grandkids the stories now. It's nice to pass on the traditions.

[@gdbeast527]

Angela Richter I am studying on him

[@rafaelalexie2417]

You are a wonderful mother and grandmother!

[@jackiejacobs4791]

Angela Richter if only but he’s not real, until god reveals and say he had a family. But I can’t sorry, it’s against my faith. Amen to you all if you believe in Christ 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@jackiejacobs4791]

GD Beast why though? I find equivalent in some geek mythology but they said it was derived stories to explain events. So I use it as advise. I wanted to but I want to see through God if he’s real or not, god has to tell me. I wouldn’t just jump into studying him. Or I’m not sure. I put my trust in him and they rest of them as well. I do see something could be true but not all.

[@sunshinesolace3540]

@@jackiejacobs4791 Maybe they're studying him for a history lesson or something else to do with school or education?

[@georgenuessel8073]

I’ve always loved that the original flash was styled after Hermès. It makes me think that while Hermès is talking to you, he’s going off and doing a million different things, and only now and then coming back and saying the next syllable in the sentence he’s saying to you.

[@AveGoddess]

Teleportation, Or since he's so speedy, his image would some times blur in and out Wavy, sometimes appearing as a hologram, is the the visual that came to mind. ...also as a transwoman i identify with APHRODITUS/HERMAPHRODITE 💚✨💪💥🌺⬆️

[@JI_Qm]

@@AveGoddess ur gay? NoT ThAt It iS bAd oR aNyThIng

[@heyyou6830]

He is basically Gemini in astrology

[@guidedmeditation2396]

It is very fitting. The Hermes/Mercury caduceus signifies a scalar wave which when activated travels faster than the speed of light so the Flash and Mercury would all be good representations of that. And with the creation of the Flash you can see a new mythology being born with the attributes of the previous mythologies it was based on.

[@kimkillillasfuq8212]

Apollo: Hermes, do you think I was born yesterday? Hermes: How would I know? I wasn't there!

[@MrMOON-pp5ib]

Hermes will steal you soul and everything else you believe in. nd replace it with everything you can't accept. The truth.

[@rinthekat4296]

@@MrMOON-pp5ib uhhh did you mean to reply that on another comment or...?

[@amitdavidnayak]

Don't make memes out of gods

[@kimkillillasfuq8212]

@@amitdavidnayak I didn't listen to Christians when they told me that either

[@amitdavidnayak]

@@kimkillillasfuq8212 you should have bro maybe you don't know how you gonna get backfire

[@lunevermeil1400]

Jack of all trades. Master of none, yet better than master of one. He teaches us to diversify and that true mastery comes through a diverse mind body and spirit

[@MrMOON-pp5ib]

Not better. Harder. Stranger. Lonelier. Unrelatable. Complex. Inconsistent. Chaotic. Deceptive. Manic. Windy. Requires more of every single strength. Requires the strengthening of all aspects of character body heart and mind. NOT BETTER. HARDER.

[@lunevermeil1400]

@@MrMOON-pp5ib take your complaint up with the original phrase countless generations ago. Your comprehension on the matter and phrase is wrong, but that is understandable.

[@MrMOON-pp5ib]

@@lunevermeil1400 lol It's just a point of view. Not wrong, different. But your opinion is understandable. 😆

[@MrMOON-pp5ib]

@@lunevermeil1400 You have to expand on wisdom as a collective of missing pieces that you'll find through the perceptions of others, not correct them. That is stagnant to growth and true discovery. No one is wrong. We're both right.

[@MrMOON-pp5ib]

@@lunevermeil1400 That was my point. Nothing is better, it is simply different, and a wayward path is different in that it is harder. There are many paths, I know people who are geniuses in one area, they are no more or less relevant to myself being the Jack of all Master of none. Just different, not better. Being such a master of diversity I'm sure you can understand. Right? 😉

[@Werezilla]

Relationships with a goddess of seduction, a goddess of love, and a goddess of sorcery. Sounds like Hermes has a type.

[@sarahmorley7751]

I get love and seduction but where does magic/ sorcery/ witchcraft fit in? He is the god of roads/ travel and hecate is the goddess or cross roads though so i supose that could work

[@sarahmorley7751]

@Oniket That was crocus/ krokus he and Hermes were play discus when Hermes threw it he accidentally hit Crocus killing him, the crocus is also Hermes sacred flower

[@jauniiwolf9349]

Sarah Morley that sounds a lot like the story of Apollo & Hyacinth

[@satanswife2546]

@@sarahmorley7751 or the fact that people that practice witchcraft are simply hot af,

[@sarahmorley7751]

@@jauniiwolf9349 Yeah could be an alterate version minus a jealous zephyrus

[@calebchampion7781]

Where you born yesterday? Hermes no I was born earlier today.

[@theanissatan]

lol

[@practicalphilosophy9031]

IT WASN'T LAST NIGHT.

[@yensid4294]

I never realized Hermes was such a prominent god in ancient Greece, most stories that include him he's a minor player in a bigger drama. I always knew him as The Messenger of the Gods. Very interesting video. Thank you 👍

[@Kat-yv1yq]

yensid It seems most people think so, before they learn more about him. It’s strange since he’s one of the Olympians. One way to look at him, is that he appears the most in mythological stories. Small roles, yes, but more of them.

[@RoderickVI]

He, under the name Lugus, is the main God of my pantheon (the Celtic pantheon), he however isnt a single God in my religion, but 3: Taranis (Zeus), Teutates and Esus (sorta Pan / Gaia)

[@agenttheater5]

What better place to hide than under the impression of a minor god

[@JamiesonK666]

@@RoderickVI is Odin also Hermes/Apollo? Mecredi(mercury)=Wednesday (wodensday)

[@RoderickVI]

@@JamiesonK666 Yes, at least according to Interpretatio Romana. The days pretty much coincide "dilluns" = "dia de la lluna" is Monday, or moon's day. Dimarts "dia de Mart" is Tuesday, or Tiw's day, the God of War.

[@spandansahs8816]

hermes is a god who showed that his real interest is in doing mischief but he is not evil in nature. Some of his pranks sometimes helps humanity and other gods

[@tomripsin730]

I believe Hermes to be the god of the current age, commerce, communication and vast exchanges of information being the hallmarks of our time . His function as messenger would certainly make him central to these activities. It's also occurred to me that the caduceus could represent the double helix of the DNA molecule, which acts as a messenger of genetic material from one generation to the next. this would fit with Hermes' role as Psychopompoos, leading souls to the realm of the dead, and ultimately to further incarnations.

[@raquelortegalopez5227]

True! 😯

[@thethreemaggi4224]

My my. What a terrific reply and use of modern concepts to classical myths.

[@thephillyphranciepantz8528]

Yes very true , very well put ... many of us have also thought the same including what you say about the DNA strands

[@gabrielthemessenger3305]

You Are Extremely On Point Brother . (except he is not the god of the current age) Hermes Is Thoth, Ares Is Mars Hermes Is Mars Mars Is Gabriel, The Messenger Of God, The Angel(God) Of War

[@revdonny-raytheprolepticpi2840]

@@gabrielthemessenger3305 Hermes is Mercury, Thoth, Loki - he is Raphael

[@themetal]

Hermes is a good boy. A lot like his old man in many ways. Don't believe much of the gossip the other Olympians spread about him. A lot of them are really jealous of how quickly he becomes great at whatever he decides to pick up. I've faced this a lot in my life as well and can relate.

[@chrisramey9801]

Dude no fucking doubt i feel this

[@Baklavalovr]

I always hated how people ONLY gossip about Zeus of him being a cheater... they ignore his good traits (and he has many) while loving gods like Poseidon who also cheated, raped Medusa and was generally a rather unfriendly god.

[@radcut7404]

@@Baklavalovr Wait He does actually have good traits? Can you tell me a few. No offfense of course I Just wanna know

[@frandavis1990]

@@Baklavalovr lmfao zues was a rapist, muderer, etc very trash guy

[@Boggsy.]

Hermes has been the Greek God I liked the most since elementary school. Such a fun character, whether in matters of mischief, mortality, or melee. I love reading versions of both the Iliad and the Odyssey where Hermes is always titled with “Giant Killer” or “Giant Slayer”.

[@gabrielthemessenger3305]

Yes.

[@concept5631]

"Giant Slayer" is rad as hell.

[@SkyeID]

Hermes: The God of Designer Handbags

[@thinkaboutit1377]

Skye ID big birkin bag! Hold 5.6 figures! 🤪

[@thephillyphranciepantz8528]

And fancy scarves

[@afrobarbie-sustainablelife7178]

😂 The only reason why I clicked on this video

[@clarkparker4860]

+flip flop and sandals.

[@Geraldine76]

And Couriers.

[@Emmaemmaemma.]

Hermes is overlooked today. He is honestly my favorite, he has done so many stunning jaw dropping things but is overlooked by being the god of thieves 🙄

[@jameymeyer2399]

Even overlooked by a nation of thieves, weather it be a thief of money, property, time, truth, innocence etc..... I guess that’s why Hermès and Christ are of the exact same value ⚖️ and are considered to be the same individual in the art of alchemy. Perhaps it’s one reason why America was blessed by god or Zeus as they are in equal value as well in America’s hardships in our birth/ beginning. 🤷‍♂️who knows all the answers to these thing’s right.

[@Aditya-sj9wx]

He's basically Flash of Greek mythology!

[@concept5631]

​@@Aditya-sj9wx Fr

[@ripwolfe]

Seems like Hermes and Prometheus would get along great, you know, if Prometheus wasn't bound to a rock to feed a liver-eating eagle with his _own_ liver.

[@tomripsin730]

Heracles freed him & killed the eagle. So it's all good.

[@ashwen337]

hi i'm hermes and i'm here with my friend Prometheus. and we are going to speed walk though this field fill with broken glass and mines

[@herculestheman7949]

@@tomripsin730 Yes I did and Im a taurus btw

[@sussyangel7492]

But you, have your own sense of honour. Right KRATOS?! 😡

[@JeremyDeere]

I had no idea Hermès was such a boss. He reminds of a kinder hearted Loki in a way.

[@Asurendra777]

Hermes can travel at the speed of thought. The original instant transmission

[@crimesagainsthumanity2059]

Hermes was one of the most popular Gods in ancient Greece. The Herms were statues of erect penises that were placed at boarders to mark the boundaries of fields and kingdoms.

[@mason5069]

Lord6of6the6Blackmoon 😂

[@user-rl1zv5zk8m]

Rooster,Ram,Hawk, Lyre (made from shell of tortoise), Tortoise, "Irish"strawberry Tree which probably has unknown medicinal properties(with it's white hermaphrodite flowers)?!? No doubt references towards the summer triangle,I have to look into Mercury and Jupiter/Saturn conjunction as well as Saturn in the Winter triangle, Orion/Gilgamesh/Nimrod and Canis Major and Canis Minor.... Funny, as a Aries all I ever wanted to be was a Painter or a Poet NOT a Martial artist but now I understand....I must protect the fire for generations to come so they to could cry,laugh and wonder in the shadows "I AM"

[@delstanley1349]

(1) Maybe it was a phallic way of calling those in the fields----a bunch of pussies! Or: (2) Maybe something went wrong in translation. Instead of Hermes they thought it was the land of Herpes! Therefore it wasn't the "boundaries of fields and kingdoms,"--- but bountiful fields of condoms---before you enter here. Or: (3) Was Hermes a dicktator? Say it ain't so!

[@s_nfl0w3r68]

Hermès Is Cool But My Father Is Better. Btw My Father Is Poseidon And I’m A Demigod

[@gabrielthemessenger3305]

@@s_nfl0w3r68 If You Reppin 666 You Ain't Shit But A Demon.

[@amberhutcherson9759]

Could you do a video on Hestia? She's not a miner god but everyone makes her seem like one! She deserves LOTS of more attention.

[@veronicageorge3825]

*minor*

[@amberhutcherson9759]

Thx I always get that mixed up😂

[@andresmarrero8666]

Supposedly she stepped down as an Olympian for Dionysus, but there is no records claiming as such, and Hestia and Dionysus are never mentioned in the same passage. It is always one or the other but never both at the same time or place. So it is very likely that Dionysus and Hestia are the same entity. Dionysus is Hestia and Hestia is Dionysus.

[@amberhutcherson9759]

But of you think about it, they are opposites. Dionysus likes to party and drink while hestia is more of a calm goddess. I highly doubt they are they same.

[@andresmarrero8666]

@@amberhutcherson9759 given everything we know, the history of Dionysus throughout the ages, those are never spoken of in the same sentence or place, it is always one or the other, and there is no records of Hestia ever stepping down yet the number stays at 12. It is very possible that they are the same entity, serving as a sort of duality role. As opposites as they may seem, they do intertwine with each other. Where else would you throw a party other than your own house where the hearth is. Everything depends on the hearth, the center of the household both good and ill, both nurturing love and madness induced stupor. Both the joy of life and the remembrance in death. It is always around the hearth, the center of the house. Home, that's what connects them both, and something that is valued highly. The joys and parties, the security and calm, both of aspects of home.

[@widowkeeper4739]

I love Hermes and he is so woefully under appreciated these days. Most people don't know that he was once such a popular god because he is treated as a transient, minor character in every modern book, show, or movie that depicts the Hellenic pantheon. Disney depicts him as a wimpy old dude with glasses. I think people don't really know what to do with him, really. It's easy to conceptualize a God of Thunder or a Goddess of Love, but a "God of Everything" is a tall order, LOL. So they normally only ever is depicted in his role as the Olympians messenger so he has an excuse not to be in the story. I think the reason he is the "god of everything" is because he is the god of the common mortal working man flailing through life and death and needing guidance.

[@rolyngeorges7315]

Hermes and Dionysus are definitely my favorite Greek Gods. They're both fun loving and awesome.

[@tylerlogan4747]

Same here, though I like hades as well

[@alexanderdurig4474]

My understanding is that Hermes' mother, Maia, is the Goddess of Increase. My interpretation is that Increase giving birth to all manner of Communication, yields Hermes to be the God of Meaningful Perception. This relates to Hermes Trismegistus - and all the excellent comments below - as Hermes the 3 times great, in which the meaningful perception of duality yields the third eye of self-awareness through which one becomes aware of divinity and self.

[@gabrielthemessenger3305]

Yes!!!

[@gabrielthemessenger3305]

@Oniket There Is A Spiritual War Taking Place Right In Front Of Our Faces, But Most Are Too Blind To See , Open The 3rd Eye, & You Will Begin To Remove The Veil Covering Most Of The Populations Eyes. The War Is Of Starseeds 🌠 (Soldiers Of Love, Protectors , Guardians) Vs Demonseeds 👿 (Soldiers Of Chaos , Hatred , Fear , Material Worship, Lust, Pride, Greed, Glutton, Conversion Of Zombifying & Unifying Human With AI, Spreading Deception) It's A Spiritual War Taking Place Right Now! God Is Love The Devil Is Hate , Fear, Pain. Gods Soldiers Are The Strongest. We Endure Through Hatred & Judgement Of Us & Still Spread Love

[@martinregular5003]

@@gabrielthemessenger3305 You are tripping on good acid my men.

[@carrotdtop_1]

That is one speedy greek loki

[@osas5211]

mcBUFFfluff not entirely

[@carrotdtop_1]

@@osas5211 i mean just in the trickster aspects

[@osas5211]

mcBUFFfluff tru tru

[@ladykoiwolfe]

I do think they might get along quite well... But the troubles they could get into....

[@osas5211]

Willa Wolfendøttr yea like a Bart Simpson x Stewie Griffin Duo

[@mrb5940]

I like to think that Hermes and Odin have found themselves in their travels and that they exchance stories when they encounter the other, like friends who see each other not so often

[@cameronbrown1035]

Odysseus was Hermes great grandson so there's that.

[@practicalphilosophy9031]

LOL

[@spiritualramessiah5182]

⚡🦅⚡

[@camiloiribarren1450]

Hermes is my favorite of all Greek Pantheon, especially since I am a magician and fiction writer about magicians who solve mysteries (criminal and medical) and I have always been a traveler/nomad since childhood.

[@stevenseagal9911]

Gaaaayyyyy

[@practicalphilosophy9031]

LOL

[@Jumpoable]

I've always loved Hermès. The leatherwork is just exquisite. And the scarves just iconic.

[@Valigarmanda]

Is Hermes the root of the "Godspeed" thing whenever someone is about to embark on a coming-of-age adventure of sorts?

[@borwnbear1128]

That's really interesting that we get the word hermaphrodite from Hermes and Aphrodite

[@vaggos013]

Actually from their son's name Hermaphroditos.

[@borwnbear1128]

@@vaggos013 yeah that's true, but he did com be from them. But yeah you're right

[@vaggos013]

@@borwnbear1128 Yes, in a way both are right. The word is their names in combination the term is the name of their son.

[@practicalphilosophy9031]

INTERESTING.

[@lashonelaw9559]

Bless you up!!!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍 as a Gemini born under Mercury Hermes in parts of Vodoun he is Legba Exu... I love him sooo much...

[@jacopoarmini7889]

never managed to understand the guy, apart from being Zeus' glorified mailman I couldn't really see much worth in Hermes. But now I understand that gods don't necessarily need to shoot lightning bolts to be important, as in the end little things are what matters the most.

[@Kat-yv1yq]

Jacopo Armini Yeah I think that’s the impression most people have at first, but when you think of the importance of travel and trade in the Ancient World (hell even now), you begin to understand why he was so important. On from that he also presided over animal husbandry and so on. Even so, communication isn’t a thing to scoff at either.

[@xxBooda91xx]

@y. Ahriman also think of him as the flash. At first the flash just sounds like a fast super hero & then you realize him being able to do things like time travel, heal his body practically instantly and the other things he could do he then becomes a lot more powerful. As mentioned Hermès was unbelievably fast, smart, if he could travel dimensions he could probably time travel, and also he is considered To be Thoth who also talked of reincarnating repeatedly to help humanity.

[@karmalotus22]

Wait what? Hermes has A LOT more than being a messenger and prankster. He works for Hades in the Underworld, the other gods can't even go there. I think he does more than just deliver messages from Zeus to Hades, he also guides dead people to the Underworld. He is also smart as he is god of other more civilized things such as commerce/trade, which is basically business in modern times. If you thought Apollo has too many titles look at Hermes he has even more. He's also God of literature, writing, diplomacy, athletics, astronomy, and much much more. You can Google some sites with information on the gods for more info on all the titles he has, theoi is pretty good and there's others. There's a lot more to him but I don't feel well versed enough in mythology to explain it well. There are plenty of good sources to learn about him if you look.

[@irafayeb.casinillo4113]

"Zeus's glorified mailman" I call him "the olympian delivery boi"

[@jakpanurudeentanko269]

In human form Hermes energy make a person a jack of all trade and the challenge is that this person's can't stay on to completion of a task they have so much energy and drive for freedom,change,and exploration. The worst part,they like engaging in short term pleasures that create a long term suffering.

[@hayez3915]

As a one of an infinite manifestation of the hermes archetypal energy, this is too true 😂

[@adz3240]

@@hayez3915 facts bro

[@08MrPancakes]

He puts the message from the gods in one of his birkin or kelly bags, and then he flies off to deliver them wearing a fancy scarf. Aphrodite is jealous of his closet in Olympus.

[@Monatio79]

Fun facts. Hermes' Roman equivalent, Mercury, is where we get the word "mercurial" from, as well as providing the name of the e-commerce company, Mercari.

[@brmblazer]

It’s interesting how Hermes was basically split into two gods with the Norse/Germanic myths. Loki and Odin are the Hermetic/Mercurial equivalents in Norse mythology. Loki is the trickster god and Odin is the messenger god (among other things)

[@jocelynrubin1394]

my favourite character in myth. my favourite statue of him is Hermes tying his sandal and Hermes in the painting La Primavera (Spring).

[@vaggos013]

I like him too and my favourite statue of him is "Hermes of Praxiteles" in which he holds Dionysus in infant age.

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

My tests came back positive for Hermes...

[@MythologyFictionExplained]

Better get that treated quick!

[@heidibevan1916]

I think that you can get some Ointment for that! 😂😅😂😅

[@osas5211]

KSound Kaiju that’s sick dude

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

@@osas5211 They fly off when I ask them to deliver a message If I'm lucky I get 15 minutes if I give them a long destination

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

@@MythologyFictionExplained They come back as quickly as they left

Hermes is my fav one. He holds a lot of information and very quick witted.

[@rickastley8214]

The only negative aspect of Hermes is that he has a weaker sense of duty than his brother Apollo. There is a reason Apollo is trusted to patronize the Oracle at Delphi, because he takes this role very seriously. Hermes would make a fine oracle technically speaking. However, he would likely use the position to play tricks on people. Pan is the beginning stage of mankind. Wild, unpredictable, although with an early reverence for culture exemplified by his Panpipes. He represents man's past. The initial stages of overcoming beastly instincts, represented by his half man half beat form. Hermes is the middle stage of humanity's ascent. He represents the current stage of mankind. He has fully mastered his beastly instincts, but not yet his human intellect (at least in benevolence terms), hence why he loves to play tricks. He is often depicted as a young man for these reasons. He is the "adolescent" form of human kind, and is not originally a god for this reason, he must earn it, just as humans must "earn" their afterlife. Apollo is the "finished product" of mankind, so to speak. He is fully ascended into godhood, he has fully mastered both his beastly instincts as well as his human nature, and although he is still wrathful and arrogant at times (representing that he has not fully mastered his GODhood) he symbolizes what mankind can strive to become. He is a master of culture, and patronizes the Oracle at Delphi for these reasons. He has mastered the arts, as well as the mind. He is the 'future' of mankind.

[@bitowladon67]

"Think of your favorite Deity" Me: Uh, but that is Hermes

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

He delivers flowers really fast.

[@ivopoulsen]

Thoth and Hermes are said to be the same deity. Or Thoth is where The Greeks got the idea for Hermes.

[@nsdtgabe4082]

Other way around, Hermes is indo european the only egyptian cults we know actually were actually brought to greece were Hathor and Tawaret

[@pmsnowraven4211]

I would love to see you do a tale on Lillith, the actual first wife of Adam.

[@pauldavisjr.3284]

That would be an interesting video to watch.

[@xreid66]

I agree!! I’ve personally peaked so many folks interest when I’ve told them what I knew of the story.

[@Sparky-dr1ii]

I thought that there was just one.

[@sashaleegriffiths857]

I guess ya'll were there in the beginning to know if that's even true🤷🏽‍♀️😶

[@jaceyneubauer4359]

I'm all for that :) I would love learn about her !

[@dylanderoo1063]

Absolutely LOVE Hermes and his tales. I have his staff tattooed on my forearm. We can do everything if we set our mind to it 🙏🏼

[@tennaanasia8171]

Where's my gemini squad at? ♊

[@didilundey75]

Tenna Anasia here

[@JustinBailey91]

I think Hermes is the deification of faith, the thing that moves everything in the universe. It would explain why is the only one who can move in and out of the realm of the dead.

[@2001kelvinwhite]

Always been one of my favorite greek gods

[@angusmacdonald7187]

Ever since I was a little kid, I have loved Hermes; wonderful job!

[@michaelwaiganjo3274]

he is always represented as a young guy bcoz Hermes is the embodiment of time itself. Time never grows old

[@LaLa-bb5kb]

Yes I have binged off these vids all weekend 😒 I’ve always loved Greek mythology and astrology

[@baronsamedi5741]

Hermes is my favourite Greek God too

[@delstanley1349]

If you saw "Jason & the Argonauts" the 1963 version starring Todd Armstrong (with Ray Harryhausen doing his magic) you saw Hermes transforming into a giant before your eyes and taking Jason to Mt. Olympus for a sit down. He was decked out in his winged helmet too. Cool! "Talos will stop you," is one of my memorable lines from that movie. Talos was a bad-assed 230 feet (or 23 stories high) bronze Titan. Also "kill, kill, kill them all," was the command by the king to his army of sword swash buckling skeletons to take out Jason. One skeleton was killed when the blade of a sword went between his ribs! Must have been an inside joke or something---the skeleton went down in a lot of agony---ouch! Ray Harryhausen at his best in this flick.

[@michaelgallegos5752]

As always a great episode from art work,music selection and knowledge regarding the deities themselves. Really amused regarding Hermes top speed, that sounds about right. Thank-you for all the care that you put into this series. I'm sure Hermes himself appreciates it as well. I always look forward to receiving the notice that you have put up a new chapter. It's like receiving a favored chocolate. Sincerely.

[@Red4Eyed2Jedi0]

Hermes is as fast as he wants to be, in my opinion. I think a lot about this stuff for fantasy writing purposes, but I think one of the perks of being a god, is that unlike mortals, and unless it's against another divine creature, there really are no limits at all. Hermes being the personification of speed in Greek mythology could just simply be as fast as needed as physics generally do not apply to gods than any other mythological creature.

[@rolyngeorges7315]

Hermes is another one of my favorites in Greek Mythology.

[@UnlockingTheSpirit]

Based on the mythology, is it possible that there’s a reincarnation of Hermès in our world? That would be the coolest thing ever lol

[@typhon8]

Hermès is my favorite Greek god I loved this thanks 😄

[@sarahgirlisit]

Now that’s a resume!

[@jacobwallace2158]

Hermes is a god I pray to often. I've been waiting for this video for a while. Thanks.

[@micsokoli9162]

@@FoolKingHermes , shut up and let him pray to me!

[@wildmen5025]

I pray and give offerings to Hermes everyday! Io Hermes!

[@gabrielthemessenger3305]

See To It That You Do Not Do That. He Is An Angel , And Therefore Not To Be Worshipped . Hermes Would Heavily Disapprove Of Your Worship. Worship The Most High. God Is Love. Love Is The Beginning & The End The Alpha & Omega .

[@gabrielthemessenger3305]

@@pathfinder3031 Cronus is not YHWH The Arch Angels (Gods) Were Approved To Accept Worship and Offerings , Long Ago, That Time Is Coming To The End. We Were Empowered To The Point Necessary Through The Dedication Of Mans Worship Through Us In Past Incarnations. Its Time To Give All Glory To The Sun God , RA(christ), Source(YHWH), and RAs Holy Spirit(Energy) I Am Hermes Ares Thoth Mars . I Am A Fallen God, That Does Not Accept Worship. All Glory To Christ. YHWH Yin Yangs Light And Darkness Unite Under 1. Without The 1 Leading We Would Never Have Position For Balance And Unity @Ariana A

[@gabrielthemessenger3305]

@@pathfinder3031 Were Preparing For War . YHWH Does Not Hate The Other Gods. Unfortunately The Enemy Does Not Love The Children Of The Most High, And Wants Us Dead, And I'm Not Talking About Satan We Did Not Start The War Proclaimation Between The Highest Dietys , But We Sure Are Preparing To End It. The Devil Has Already Lost The Annunaki Have Already Lost. 1Love

[@silverd6315]

I've always been interested in Greek and Norse Mythology I really enjoy your videos you do a great job

[@lethang7159]

Hermes is capable of doing things very quickly, something that takes 10 lives He manages to do in 3 years or even just the first time meeting him, He is a great hypnotist too, he is also a master of Chaos, from Chaos stars are born, He has more female fans than male fans though

[@kathleenhensley5951]

He is also identified with Thoth and Hermes Trismegistus and Hermeticism. One of my favorite stories is Baucis and Philemon.

[@arthurmartins5495]

What about his link with Thoth? Hermes Trismegistus anyone?

[@stephenrochester6309]

Arthur Martins I am also interested to know more.

[@gemdosore3485]

They are the same

[@thanosxe.8464]

gemdos ore nope

[@ZeroPointNeon]

check out the emerald tablets of Thoth

[@gemdosore3485]

@@thanosxe.8464 yep

[@theseeker2586]

I remember having read somewhere that even though according to the myth Pan was Hermes's son, in actuality, some accounts date Pan before Hermes historically and support the theory that Hermes was an aspect of Pan's that later on got separated and formed a different deity, hence the association with herds, shepherds, cattle, etc.

[@thehoodedhero5452]

Always my favorite of them all. Jack of All Trades for sure.

[@bingbongtoysKY]

I remember somehow about how Hermes got the job of helping the dead to the underworld: he pleaded with Zeus that if he would allow him to guide the dead to the underworld, that he would promise never to lie again, but occasionally not tell the truth. and Zeus apparently getting a kick out of Hermes, said you got the job!!! I love Hermes

[@mercureethepersonality4671]

My name is Mercureé...so I love this very much. Oh & fun fact...I was born at dawn too...4:54AM on a Saturday! So I just get deeper & deeper into why I love Mercury so much! Thanks!

[@theone3746]

wow! And here I though he was just the ups man of the gods.

[@caramelunicorn8023]

I always imagine myself as Hermes with wings on my heels.

[@adesuwadewit5467]

i 'm still new to greek mythology. but the way you say it is so soothing and understandable , i'm falling in love with greek mythology . thanks !!

[@ianmurphy9955]

Loving the channel mate, Mythology has captured me since I was a kid. Also the word you're looking to describe Hermes travelling through the underworld is a psychopomp

[@thelostfarmstead1308]

My god! No really I am a Gemini! 😝 Hermes is my god ❤ I love him. Communication is key!!

[@Sparky-dr1ii]

So am I.

[@BlackHatTy]

Hermes rules over Gemini, you're very fortunate.

[@thelostfarmstead1308]

Black Hat Ty I know he is my favorite god 💞 I used to not like him then I learned about him and so many things make more sense now

[@SuperBenette]

He is ruled by venus and mercury - end of taurus and beginning of gemini, mars is his moonsign ruler, that means he was a healer and a architect,

[@aphroditesmith3311]

How did u find out that Hermès is ruled by Gemini because I was thinking same thing.

[@marshahanson5870]

I always liked Hermès because he was the god of eloquence, lead an independent lifestyle and made scarves. Just kidding about that last one.

[@HVLLOWS1999]

You should do Roman Mythology and clear up the differences between them. Also Celtic mythology would be good.

[@namelessro]

I have two wings on my ankles to replicate the winged sandals. It’s to remind myself to travel and seek other cultures and hopefully not get smite by Zues’ bolt when traversing in Zues’ domain. Great video again mate 👍🏻

[@hallets1956]

Geees. And I thought my son was bad enough climbing a 6foot high fence at 9 months old lolol. Looove your videos.

[@tylerchapin1566]

Is that SKYRIM music I hear in the background??

[@alexandergeorgiev2485]

It is! Very peaceful. I love it, 🙏🏽 Amen!

[@anatoljan5412]

that is the first thing I have noticed... glad i am not the only one.. :D

[@RobertSlover]

or more aptly put skyrim used the traditional music of the harp in the aeolian scale/mode

[@pedrosolorio8243]

I thought the saaame thing lol

[@BetterThanYou96]

Tyler Chapin YESSSS!!!

[@cordellhuckaby6256]

I absolutely love your videos. Thank you for every upload

[@TheRazorTongue]

Hermes was always one of my favorites.

[@ashwinssn8266]

what about kratos??

[@Thuggerthugger2]

Must’ve taken Zeus 5 minutes to finish and that’s why Hermès is so fast

[@KevinRay_man]

Wellp. It’s official. I’m a Hermès convert. Lol for real, wow, I had no idea how absurdly legit he is. Great video as always.

[@poseidonog3972]

Kevin Ray I think you forgot he was a myth, but ok.

[@KevinRay_man]

Twintowers I’ve got no idea how you came to that conclusion but hey, more power to ya brutha. Have a great night.

[@poseidonog3972]

Kevin Ray You too. I am new to this greek mythology stuff. I became intrested when I heard of the olympian Gods, and Cronos.

[@KevinRay_man]

Twintowers Truuu, yeah the titans in general are pretty fascinating. It’s just a cool concept and kind of funny looking back now as it was essentially just our ancestors looking for a way to explain the world and it’s properties without the sciences we have today. If I’m honest I kind of prefer their explanations as opposed to our less fun but more rational reasoning lol. Ignorance is bliss kinda thing I suppose. But yeah, have a good day man and I hope you enjoy learning all about the Greek mythos as much as I did when I reached an age in which I could actually appreciate it. Roman and Celtic were my other two favorites if you’re looking for something similar and whatnot, just my two cents. Didn’t mean to text you a book bro lol have a good one man.

[@ZayyK47]

@@KevinRay_man it's literally in the name, Greek Mythology. LMAO.

[@matthewmanetti8560]

love the general bios/stories of the major gods and heroes. you should do more of them! awesome channel

[@setsemit777]

Excellent Dude! I'm really enjoying your videos.

[@Coasteraddict1]

This is so useful. I have a school project and I was assigned Hermès.

[@randomthoughts635]

Yes!!! Hermes Video.. He's one of the few gods that you wouldn't think twice to love. Thank you.😍

[@amberschofield3758]

I just found your channel, now it is one of my favorites. 😊

[@grower-gq5yb]

Well done video keep up the grate work

[@idraote]

When a god has different appearances and too many attributes, I always think a syncretism must have taken place, that is several different deities were unified into one. This happened to Artemis as well.

[@skylerdrabing4323]

You're correct. Hermes is Thoth, who himself has 3 reincarnations.

[@justinpeabody1693]

is that what synchretism is ???? fusion of many gods ????

[@pougetguillaume4632]

00:24 what if my favorite deity identify itself as an attack helicopter?

[@MythologyFictionExplained]

Then you better introduce me to that pantheon.

[@pougetguillaume4632]

@@MythologyFictionExplained unfortunatly tyronism isn't considered as a religion :D Yet.

[@Red4Eyed2Jedi0]

Transformers now a religion?

[@peterb8904]

@@Red4Eyed2Jedi0 Jedi is also considered a religion in some places as you can legally put that as your religion

[@Red4Eyed2Jedi0]

@@peterb8904 I had them put it on my dog tags in the Army lmfao

[@BarbsCureDrive.ThankYOU]

Thanks for the video tonight I was thinking about my mother and I've been looking a lot at my childhood she crossed over and about 2014 when I first left her as an adult it was a hard time for me it was where I went through a lot of changes leaving my little hometown one time I called her and asked her what I should name my cat that I got a cat, she said Hermes from your description I'm a lot like Hermes ... Pretty much a jack of all trades and willing to put things aside to help humanity .. natural messenger and communicator like a neurotransmitter trickster and the patron saint of thieves . And a pretty good one myself Miss you Mom and thanks for the video

[@Shordanna]

I have been building my relationship with Hermes as one of my most active deities in my spiritual practice, and I feel like He has been guiding me through these difficult times for myself and everyone around me~ When ever I look back throughout my life, after I watched this video, I started thinking about how many potential signs he's been trying to send me but I was just too oblivious to notice at that moment 😅 whoops, my bad!

[@ivy8483]

Dude same , when I was in second grade we all got assigned Greek god projects and I got given hermes , years later I’m 17 and super into the emerald tablet , 7 hermetic principles unknowingly hermes was behind it. It’s truly a beautiful synchronicity for me. I will achieve great things

[@iamnotvanessa7460]

How did you start? That is so interesting!

[@nirajgautam1086]

Erotic from eros, priapism from prios, hermaphrodite from hermis and aphrodite, the controversy between rod of asclepius and the caduceus..man greek mythology is interesting

[@stevenperry9762]

All hail thrice-mighty Hermes, the most feared God in the pantheon excepting the lord Zeus,and for very different reasons!

[@johnbroadway4196]

I was curious About Hermes, and the facts which show how dimensional he is. Proves how he could really be that Greek god that has that companion on a road trip.

[@LG-bs1rs]

Great video once again. Hermes is one of my favorite Greek gods.

[@elisabethchan6292]

*_-Is that weird that I associate him with the “nyoom” meme?-_* Could you please make a video about Apollo? It would be nice because Apollo and Hermes are pretty close in Greek mythology.

[@ploofthesheep2887]

Ingrid Carissa Chan how are they close?

[@martinregular5003]

@@ploofthesheep2887 they are half brothers

[@minhhuonginh3105]

@@ploofthesheep2887 Read the Homeric Hymn to Hermes, they are besties

[@Megacringezzhideout]

He definitely says *NYOOM* when he yeets through the universe.

[@FeyScribe]

Whoa! - He's Felix Felicious

[@johnkokkinis8193]

A great video once again! Hermes is quite an interesting God! Could you do Astraea in one for next videos? I believe that not many things are known about her.

[@TheSonOfTheDragon]

I am obsessed with all things mythology, specifically Norse myth. So your channel is truly a gift of the gods. I have to ask, did cover Pan or Chrion from Greek myth, or what I call The Agents of Ragnarok Surtr, Fenrir, Hel, and Jormangdr?