Hermes
The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention,…The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
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» Hermes gave humans modesty and justice.
Гермес даровал людям скромность и справедливость. — odexed
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3 senses(Greek)The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
The Egyptian Thoth, identified with the Greek Hermes.
Герме́сGermés
Герме́сHermés
The planet Mercury when observed as an evening star.
Examples
4 sentencesHermes gave humans modesty and justice.
ruГермес даровал людям скромность и справедливость. — odexed
I've never given anyone a Hermes scarf.
Hermaphroditus is the son of Hermes and Aphrodite.
deHermaphroditus ist der Sohn des Hermes und der Aphrodite. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
In Greek mythology, Hermes, the son of Zeus, is the messenger of the gods.
Translations
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Origin
From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly ofFrom the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly of non-Indo-European substrate origin or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”).
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