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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 | 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]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:52, 30 April 2012
From Greek mythology, (Roman: Mercury) he is the "messenger god", but with a far more complex role relating to boundaries, transitions, exchange, commerce, and trade as well as theft. He's a patron for travelers, merchants, thieves, heralds, and messengers. In the Psychopompos, he escorts the dead to the underworld also known as Tartaros or Hades.