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From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], (Roman: '''Mercury''') he is the "messenger [[Greek god|god]]", but with a far more complex role relating to boundaries, [[transition]]s, [[exchange]], [[commerce]], and [[trade]] as well as [[theft]]. He's a patron for [[travel|travelers]], [[merchant]]s, [[thief|thieves]], [[herald]]s, and [[messenger]]s. In the ''[[Psychopompos]]'', he escorts the [[death|dead]] to the [[underworld]] also known as [[Tartaros]] or [[Hades]].
In [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], the herald [[Greek god|god]], also known as a thief and as escorting the dead to Hades.

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A definition or brief description of Hermes.

In Greek mythology, the herald god, also known as a thief and as escorting the dead to Hades.