This character appears in 26 books.
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Quicksilver
by Stephanie Spinner
Hermes: Greek god, main character, likes jokes and eavesdropping. Also known as Mercury, Wayfinder, and Prince of Thieves
Memorable Quotes by Hermes:
“"I cringed; her voice rang with the insincere regret of an adult denying a child. I never asked again."”
“"I do not like weapons, even when they are as beautifal as the sickle...all Olympians bear arms. Ares has his arsenal, Apollo and Artemis their bows, Zeus his thunderbols. Athena likes to be called the goddess of wisdom, but she is never without helmet, aegis, and armor. Even love goddess Aphrodite has a little golden dagger tucked into her magic girdle (don't ask me how I know)."”
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 3The Titan's Curse
by Rick Riordan
Hermes: the messenger to the Gods
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The Greek Gods
by Bernard Evslin, Dorothy Evslin, Ned Hoopes
Hermes: God of messengers and crossroads
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 2The Sea of Monsters
by Rick Riordan
Hermes: Messenger of the Gods, God of Travellers, God of Thieves; Luke's father
Memorable Quotes by Hermes:
“Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related, for better or worse . . . and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.”
“Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.”
“My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've learned over the eons, it's that you can't give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it. It doesn't matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don't appreciate your genius for inventing the Internet...”
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Choephori
by Aeschylus
Hermes: The Greek god of messages, transitions, travelers, and hidden meanings, Hermes is invoked several times throughout The Libation Bearers. In the first lines of the play, Orestes prays to Hermes to guide him in his quest, asking that he conduct Agamemnon's spirit from the underworld in order to stand by him as he confronts the murderers. The chorus also calls on Hermes when they pray for Orestes's victory, asking him to keep certain things hidden and bring other things to light. In effect, they ask Hermes to make sure that Clytamnestra and Aigisthos do not recognize the truth before it is too late.
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Kino no Tabi: Book 1Kino no Tabi (Volume 1)
by Keiichi Shigusawa, Kouhaku Kuroboshi
Hermes: Kino's companion. A talking motorcycle that have traveled with Kino ever since she started her adventure.
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Gods Behaving Badly
by Marie Phillips
Hermes: The god of money, travel, and thieves. He is the busiest god.
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 5The Last Olympian
by Rick Riordan
Hermes: He is the messenger of the gods. He is also the god of thieves, travelers and medicine. He is slim and fit, with salt-and-pepper hair and a sly smile.
Memorable Quotes by Hermes:
“And Annabeth, don't forget lots of big statues of me, huge, muscular, awesome!”
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Gods and Goddesses in Greek Mythology (Mythology (Enslow))
by Michelle M. Houle
Hermes: God, Official Messanger of the Gods, son of Zeus, Olympian
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Radiant Darkness
by Emily Whitman
Hermes: Messenger of goods, allowed to pass everyone's territory. Hade's friend.
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The Iliad / The Odyssey (collective work)
by Homer
Hermes: A god that escorted Priam to Achilles's tent.
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The Iliad
by Homer
Hermes: (god) The patron of boundaries and of the travelers who travel across them, of shepherds and cowherds, of the cunning of thieves and liars, of orators and wit, of literature and poets, of athletics and sports, of weights and measures, of invention, and of commerce in general.
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The Cults of Lesbos
by Shields Emily Ledyard
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Dustlands: Book 1Blood Red Road
by Moira Young
Hermes: Saba's horse and another animal she develops a strong relationship with, crucial to her escape more than once.
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Spiritist Manual: The Secret Book by Francisco I. Madero, Translated and Introduced by C.M. Mayo
by Francisco I. Madero
Hermes: The ibis-headed Egyptian sage / god known as Thoth and as Hermes by the Greeks. His works, surviving in fragments of Greek translations, came into Western culture during the Renaissance.
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