Hermes
/ˈhəːmiːz
/Greek Mythology
The son of Zeus and Maia, the messenger of the gods, and god of merchants, thieves, and oratory. He was portrayed as a herald equipped for travelling, with broad-brimmed hat, winged shoes, and a winged rod. Roman equivalent Mercury.
Origin
Probably from Greek herma 'heap of stones': from early times he was represented by a carved stock or stone and was identified with Thoth.
- belie
- belief
- beliefful
- belieffulness
- beliefless
- belief system
- belier
- believability
- believable
- believably
- believe
- believe in
- believe it or not
- believe me (or believe you me)
- believer
- believer's baptism
- believingly
- belight
- be light on
- be light on one's feet
- belike
- be like getting blood out of (or from) a stone (also turnip)
- be like Piccadilly Circus
- be (like) putty in someone's hands
- belimb