the messenger and herald of the gods; the divinity of commerce, cunning, theft, travellers, and rascals. He was represented as wearing winged sandals
Roman counterpart: Mercury
Hermes in British English2
(ˈhɜːmiːz)
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a small asteroid some 800 m in diameter that passed within 670 000 kilometres of the earth in 1937, and is now lost
Hermes in American English
(ˈhɜrˌmiz)
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Greek Mythology
the god who serves as herald and messenger of the other gods, generally pictured with winged shoes and hat, carrying a caduceus: he is also the god of science, commerce, eloquence, and cunning, and guide of departed souls to Hades: identified with the Roman Mercury