Gods and Goddesses in Ancient Greek Mythology
             Mythology was basically invented in Ancient Greece to explain the natural occurrences that took place in daily life as well as those that happened in extraordinary life. To control these, gods and goddesses were invented and the people were satisfied as to how things worked. Each of the gods and goddesses had different obligations and errands.
             There were many gods, but only a few did others' biddings. Hermes, known as Mercury in Rome (Morman Last Page), was one of these few. He carried out other gods' messages in mythology. (Felson-Rubin 211) Hermes, while he worked for the gods, was an obedient person, especially to Zeus. It was a surprising outcome since he had been rebellious ever since he was born and none expected him to obey anyone. Along with being a messenger, Hermes' job was to preside over commerce, wrestling, and other exercises. In short, anything that required "skill and dexterity." (Leadbetter 'H') He had to be able to look over all of these sports and still be able to carry out several messages. He must have been very adept or multi-talented.
             Hermes also helped Odysseus and his men ward off the spells of the goddess and sorceress Circe. (Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc Article 'Hermes') Hermes was a nice soul, who could have been like any other ordinary person. However, he was not always like this. He was a thief when he was born. Hermes was the son of the almighty god Zeus, and a minor goddess named Maia. (Felson-Rubin 211) It seems like that Zeus didn't care about how high the value of the goddesses he impregnated was. Hera must have been busy with her own duties. Hermes' symbols were the winged cap, winged sandals and the heralds' staff that Apollo gave to him in exchange for the lyre Hermes invented. (Leadbetter 'H') Hermes was the soul of the devil ever since he was born, and he knew how to barg...