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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The camera follows our narrator, Hermes, played by American theater legend De Shields, as he takes the stage, kissing the heads of his company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

For Federated Hermes, AI and a tightening Bank of Japan are the major themes anchoring its largest positions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Hermes ADR is down 21% this year, falling 19% since the start of the war in the Middle East.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

"It is one of one of the most sought-after bags and that has been achieved primarily by Hermes restricting access to people," he said.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

Silenus was sometimes said to be Pan’s son; sometimes his brother, a son of Hermes.

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