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A definition or brief description of Hermes.

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.