Jaden Bow 1/26/23 ELA 2nd Research Paper Rough Draft Hermes and Mercury’s History By Jaden Bow There are lots of things people do know about Hermes and Mercury but one fun fact is they are the same god just Greek and Roman. This research paper will take a deeper look into the history of the 2 gods. Also, Hermes and Mercury are famous because of Hermes' origin, Mercury, and how they tie together. Hermes Origin When Hermes was first born he turned himself 4 with his abilities, now that he had the ability to walk he made sandals out of sticks and stones to make his steps quieter. Because of this AncientGreece.org says, “He was a thief from his cradle.” (AncientGreece). As Hermes went to steal Apollo’s cows he made more sandals out of sticks and stones that made the steps of the cows reverse making the prints look like they go backwards. Hermes told Apollo’s cattle keeper to keep it a secret in exchange for 1 cow. Hermes later came back disguised and asked him who stole the cattle in exchange for 1 cattle and 1 bull, The Keeper told him the secret and as Hermes heard it he turned him into a rock for his disobedience. After that he took the cattle into his cave and slaughtered 2 of them for meat, Then he saw a turtle and tore off …show more content…
It is believed that as the Roman form of Hermes, Mercury and him had the same story at birth of how they stole Apollo’s cattle, made the lyre, and traded it for the herd of cows so therefore Apollo was god of music and Hermes and Mercury were gods of Herds. As they are similar they are both usually depicted as wearing a winged hat, two winged sandals, loincloth, a purse, and a staff that has two snakes on it that they threw on the ground to stop the snakes from fighting and they combined with the staff. In history many have mistaken the snakes for a