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What did Hermes do?

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Hermes was the messenger of the gods. He was the faithful and loyal servant of Zeus and braved many dangers, using all of his wits to carry out assignments given to him by his Father. Homer wrote a lot about the ways Hermes helped Odysseus reach his home after the Trojan war. You can read a lot about this story in "Hermes the Olympian" by David Rosser.

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