Hermes

American  

[hur-meez] / ˈhɜr miz /

noun

1. the ancient Greek herald and messenger of the gods and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.

2. Astronomy. a small asteroid that in 1937 approached within 485,000 miles (780,000 km) of the earth, the closest approach of an asteroid ever observed.

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Hermes ¹ British  

/ ˈhɜːmiːz /

noun

1. a small asteroid some 800 m in diameter that passed within 670 000 kilometres of the earth in 1937, and is now lost

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Hermes ² British  

/ ˈhɜːmiːz /

noun

1. Roman counterpart: Mercury. Greek myth the messenger and herald of the gods; the divinity of commerce, cunning, theft, travellers, and rascals. He was represented as wearing winged sandals

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Hermes Cultural  

1. The messenger god of classical mythology. He traveled with great swiftness, aided by the wings he wore on his sandals and his cap. Hermes was a son of Zeus and the father of Pan.

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The caduceus, the wand of Hermes, is the traditional symbol of physicians. It has wings at the top and serpents twined about the staff.

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At the same time, British designer Grace Wales Bonner will make her runway debut as artistic director of Hermes menswear.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Jonathan Pines, head of Asia at Federated Hermes, a U.S.-based asset manager, said the firm plays the long game with South Korean memory stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

On the other hand, shares of higher end Hermes fell 7.2% after the company reported disappointing sales from China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

“It’s a sad song, but we sing it anyway,” Hermes reminds us, and it’s a sentiment worth repeating.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

All turned out even better than Hermes had predicted.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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