Hermes

Biography

Son of Zeus and the nymph Maia, eldest daughter of the Titan Atlas and the sea nymph Pleione, Hermes was mischievous from birth. Gifted with speed far superior than any other Olympian god, the infant Hermes stole sacred cattle from his elder half-brother Apollo without his mother realizing he had left. Although Apollo was furious upon learning this, he forgave his younger brother after receiving the Golden Lyre, created by Hermes. Hermes became his father's official herald and Olympus' messenger upon reaching adulthood.

height

5'11"

weight

520 lbs

eyes

Blue

hair

Strawberry-blonde

Universe, Other Aliases, Education, Place of Origin, Identity, Known Relatives

Universe
- Marvel Universe

Other Aliases
- Mercury (Roman name), Prince of Thieves, Hermes Trismegistus, Cyllenius

Education
- Tutored by sea nymphs

Place of Origin
- Mount Kkyllinii, Arcadia (near modern-day Corinth, Greece)

Identity
- No dual identity

Known Relatives
- Zeus (father), Maia (mother), Hera (step-mother), Atlas (maternal grandfather), Poseidon, Hades (uncles), Heracles, Ares, Hephaestus, Apollo, Dionysus (half-brothers), Aphrodite, Pallas Athena, Artemis, Eileithyia, Hebe, Discord, Pandia (half-sisters), Pan (son), Autolycus (son, deceased), Odysseus (descendant, deceased)

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